Efeito do sistema de manejo sobre o comportamento em pastejo, desempenho ponderal e infestação parasitária em ovinos Suffolk

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Eduardo Antonio Da Cunha²  Luiz Eduardo Dos Santos²  Domingos Sanchez Roda²  Cláudia Rodrigues Pozzi¹  Ivani Pozar Otsuk¹  Mauro Sartori Bueno²  Carlos Frederico De Carvalho Rodrigues¹ 

[1] ,Instituto de ZootecniaNova Odessa SP ,13460-000

关键词: Sheep;    Suffolk;    grazing behaviour;    management;    parasitic infestation;    Ovinos;    Suffolk;    hábito de pastejo;    sistema de manejo;    infestação parasitária;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-736X1997000300003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Grazing behaviour, ponderal growth and level of parasitic infestation were studied in Suffolk breed sheep, from 1994 to 1995, in Nova Odessa, São Paulo. Two management systems were compared: restricted grazing, where the animals were released to the pastures at 9:50 a.m. and confined at 5:30 p.m., and 24 hour grazing, where the animals were maintained all the time in the paddocks, but with access to shelters. Thirty-four adult ewes were used in the summer period (17 under restricted grazing and 17 full-time grazing), and 42 ewes in the winter period (21 with restricted grazing and 21 full-time grazing). Also, for both seasons, 12 tracer animals, six in each grazing system, were used to obtain worm counts from their digestive tracts. For three consecutive days, grazing behaviour, that is, whether grazing or not, was observed in January/February (summer) and July/August (winter) at 30 minute intervals from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., also whether the animals stayed in the sun or shade, irrespective of whether they were grazing or not. The level of parasitic infestation was evaluated under each system by eggs per gram countings (EPG) of the herd and the tracer animals, as well as by larvae count. It was concluded that restriction of grazing time by itself does not provide any effective control of parasitic infestation in sheep, however a better control was obtained in the summer period. Restricted grazing time was compensated by the greater activity of the animals during the hotter hours of the day, however, this behaviour affected the animal performance, resulting in lower weight gains. Greater forage availability in relation to estimated consumption may explain the similarity between the grazing times observed in both management systems, either in the summer or in the winter.

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