Efeito nematicida do fungo Duddingtonia flagrans em ovinos

The health of the sheep flock depends, among other factors, on effective sanitary control, and the use of fungus-based bioproducts has been a promising alternative against sheep gastrointestinal nematodes. The control of ovine gastrointestinal diseases caused by parasites requires good management practices that minimize the exposure of animals to the infective larvae of parasites present in the environment. The fungus Duddingtonia flagrans is an efficient agent for the biological control of nematodes due to its efficiency in controlling parasites in domestic animals. The aim of this literature review is to demonstrate the predatory activity of the fungus Duddingtonia flagrans against infective larvae (L) of gastrointestinal nematodes in ruminant sheep. The fungus in the form of D. flagrans chlamydospores proved to be resistant to the digestive process of ruminants and efficient against intestinal parasites. Its use in association with anthelmintics proved to be a good alternative for biological control. This possibility of using bioproducts and anthelmintics in combination reduces the effects of parasite resistance. Various methods of delivering the fungus orally, in pellets or powder, have obtained results that prove the efficacy of D. flagrans isolates in reducing infective nematode larvae.