Alho desidratado (Allium sativum L.) no controle de nematódeos gastrintestinais em bovinos naturalmente infectados Dehydrated garlic (Allium sativum L.) in the control of gastro-intestinal nematodes in naturally infected bovines

Três grupos de seis bezerras da raça Nelore, desmamadas, com infecções mistas naturais de nematódeos gastrintestinais, foram estabuladas individualmente e tratadas, durante 74 dias, com 20, 10 e 0g animal-1dia-1 de alho desidratado adicionado a ração. Durante todo o período experimental não se observou diferença significativa entre os grupos tratados e controle no número de ovos por grama de fezes (OPG) (P>0,05) e na percentagem relativa de larvas infectantes nas coproculturas.During 74 days, three groups of six Nelore weaned heifers, with natural mixing infections of gastro-intestinal nematodes, were housed separately and treated with 20, 10 and 0g animal-1 day-1 of dehydrated garlic added the ration. During all the experimental period no statistical difference (P>0.05) between treated and control groups was observed in egg per gram of faeces (EPG) and in relative percentage of infective larvae in the larval cultures.