RESUMO
Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1887), um parasita comum dos bovinos, tem sido observado em cães. Com objetivo de descrever características biológicas desse parasitismo, um cão foi infestado experimentalmente com 10.000 larvas de B. microplus previamente mantidas em câmara climatizada a 27 ± 1 ºC e umidade relativa superior a 80 por cento. A média da fase parasitária foi de 24,4 ± 1,50 dias, com uma taxa de recuperação de 0,42 por cento. Das 21 fêmeas desprendidas natural e precocemente do hospedeiro, 6 (28 por cento) ingurgitaram o suficiente (75,1 ± 30,23mg) para realizar postura. O período médio de prépostura foi de 4,33 ± 1,37 dias e o período médio de postura de 9,17 ± 2,32 dias, com produção média de 18,78 ± 15,34mg de postura. O índice médio de produção de ovos observado foi de 22,38 por cento. Estes resultados demonstraram que fêmeas de B. microplus alimentadas em cão experimentalmente infestado, completam seu ciclo biológico. A obtenção de fêmeas, capazes de realizar posturas viáveis, sugerem a possibilidade do cão atuar como hospedeiro alternativo para B. microplus, especialmente quando não há disponível outra espécie de hospedeiro preferencial.
Boophilus microplus, a common parasite of cattle, has eventually reported in dogs. To describe biological features of this parasitism, one dog was experimentally infested with 10,000 larvae of B. microplus which were previously held in acclimatized camera at 27 ±1ºC and relative humidity up to 80 percent. The mean of parasitic phase was 24.4 ± 1.50 days, with 0.42 percent of recovery rate. Of 21 natural detached B. microplus females, six engorged enough (75.1 ± 30.23mg) to achieve posture. The mean period of pre-posture was 4.33 ± 1.37 days and the means period of posture was 9.17 ± 2.32, producing a mean of 18.78 ± 15.34 posture weight. The mean of eggs production index observed was 22.38 percent. The results showed that B. microplus females fed on dogs to complete their life cycle. The females collected were able to ovoposite viable eggs suggesting that dogs can be a possible alternative hosts to B. microplus, especially when there is no other preferential host species available.
Assuntos
Animais , Cães , Doenças do Cão/parasitologia , Ixodidae , Infestações por Carrapato/veterináriaRESUMO
Boophilus microplus, a common parasite of cattle, has eventually reported in dogs. To describe biological features of this parasitism, one dog was experimentally infested with 10,000 larvae of B. microplus which were previously held in acclimatized camera at 27+/-1 degrees C and relative humidity up to 80%. The mean of parasitic phase was 24.4+/-1.50 days, with 0.42% of recovery rate. Of 21 natural detached B. microplus females, six engorged enough (75.1+/-30.23 mg) to achieve posture. The mean period of pre-posture was 4.33+/-1.37 days and the means period of posture was 9.17+/-2.32, producing a mean of 18.78+/-15.34 posture weight. The mean of eggs production index observed was 22.38%. The results showed that B. microplus females fed on dogs to complete their life cycle. The females collected were able to ovoposite viable eggs suggesting that dogs can be a possible alternative hosts to B. microplus, especially when there is no other preferential host species available.