EFEITO DA SUPLEMENTAÇÃO COM DIFERENTES FONTES PROTEICAS NO PERFIL PARASITOLÓGICO DE MATRIZES OVINAS

The objective of this work was to evaluate the impact of supplementation with different protein sources of agroindustrial production on the parasitological profile of ovine matrices. The protein sources used were: soybean meal, cotton pie, babassu pie and coconut pie. Sixty breeds of sheep were used, with confirmed pregnancy and supplemented in the final third of gestation at 0.5% of live weight. In coproculture the prevalence was 98% of Haemonchus spp. FEC was higher when mating was in lactation and lower in the final third of gestation, with intermediate values at weaning. The degree of anemia was not influenced by the different protein sources used in the supplements (P = 0.7075). It was also not altered (P = 0.5276) during the different physiological stages of the matrices. Supplementation with different protein sources at the 0.5% level of live weight is not efficient in the reduction of gastrointestinal endoparasites.