Title:	Parasitic infections in pirarucu fry, Arapaima gigas Schinz, 1822 (Arapaimatidae) kept in a semi-intensive fish farm in Central Amazon, Brazil.
Authors:	ARAÚJO, C. S. O. GOMES, A. L. TAVARES-DIAS, M. ANDRADE, S. M. S. BELEM-COSTA, A. BORGES, J. T. QUEIROZ, M. N. BARBOSA, M.
Affiliation:	CLEUSA SUZANA OLIVEIRA ARAÚJO, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO NILTON LINS ANA LÚCIA GOMES, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO NILTON LINS MARCOS TAVARES DIAS, CPAF-AP SANNY MARIA SAMPAIO ANDRADE, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO NILTON LINS ANDRÉIA BELEM-COSTA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO AMAZONAS JOÃO TITO BORGES, FUNDAÇÃO CENTRO DE ANÁLISE, PESQUISA E INOVAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA MARIETA NASCIMENTO QUEIROZ, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO NILTON LINS MEGARA BARBOSA, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO NILTON LINS.
Date Issued:	2009
Citation:	Veterinarski Arhiv, v. 79, n. 5, p. 499-507, 2009.
Description:	Studies regarding parasite fauna in farmed fish are of great relevance to lhe knowledge of the parasites species. allowing interference in their proliferation in order to avoid epizooties and consequently. economical losses, This study was designed to investigate the prevalence and intensity of parasites in fry Arapaima gigas maintained in ponds of a semi-intensive fish farm in Amazonas State, Brazil. On necropsy, 96,0% of A. gigas were found parasitized by Dawestrema cycloancistrioides. Dawestrema cycloancistrioides (Monogenoidea). Trichodina sp., Ichthyobodo sp. (Protozoa). Camallamus tridentatus, Terranova serrata, Goezia spinulosa (Nematoda) and Argulidae. However, D. cycloancistrium. D, cycloancistrioides and Trichodina fariai were the parasites of' greatest intensity. This study is the first to report parasitic infections in farmed A. gigas and the results indicated a high rate of infection that might lead to important changes in the health of the hosts.
Thesagro:	Infecção Parasito Produção Vegetal Pirarucu
NAL Thesaurus:	Arapaima gigas
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAF-AP)