Parâmetros bioquímicos em ovinos naturalmente parasitados por Haemonchus spp. provenientes da região de São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo

Abstract

In sheep farming, one of the biggest barriers faced is worms. Of the worms that parasite the sheep, Haemonchus spp stands out. a hematophagous nematode responsible for a severe clinical picture of anemia, the worm causing the most damage to the animals' organism. This work aimed to relate the biochemical parameters: alkaline phosphatase, total proteins, glucose and albumin with the presence of Haemonchus spp. in sheep to assist in the diagnosis of the nematode, in order to better understand the mechanisms of maintenance of the parasite in the host. Twenty Santa Inês sheep were used for the experiment, 10 animals naturally parasitized by Haemonchus spp. and the other 10 not parasitized.