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Protecting consumer health is the primary objective of sanitary inspection for food of animal origin. In Brazil, the Industrial and Sanitary Inspection Regulation of Animal Products was first enacted in 1952 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA). Since that&#x...
Abstract: The cultivation of conventional maize in refuge areas is important for preserving Bt technology and serving specific markets with greater added value to the grains. Therefore, research aimed at chemical weed control must also continue to be directed to conventional maize hybri...
In March 2025, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) ratification vote, newly proposed taxa were added to those under the mandate of the Plant Viruses Subcommittee. In brief, 1 new order, 3 new families, 6 new genera, 2 new subgenera and&#x...
Abstract Papaya is susceptible to fungal deterioration and the use of essential oils (EOs) emerges as a promising alternative to fungicides, which causes environmental and human health problems. To evaluate the antifungal activity of essential oils and their major constituents in controlling...
Neste capítulo serão delineadas as principais etapas da participação da Embrapa na construção da TSB, a quem coube a liderança do Grupo Técnico Setorial Agricultura, Pecuária, Produção Florestal, Pesca e Aquicultura (A). O trabalho da Embrapa foi desenvolvido no período compreendido entre&#x...
The growing demand for animal protein poses a challenge for pig farming to balance efficiency, sustainability, and economic viability. In intensive systems, the increased exposure of pigs to infectious agents raises health risks, making the use of antimicrobials a common practice for pr...
In Brazil, manure management and treatment are performed using two types of system: waste stabilization ponds (WSPs) and covered lagoon biodigesters (CLBs). The digested manure from both systems is used as organic fertilizer. Soil fertilization processes are widely used; however, the mainten...
Resumo: A resistência de Rhipicephalus microplus à deltametrina e ao amitraz se constitui como um dos maiores desafios na bovinocultura mundial e pouco se conhece sobre como a cutícula destes ectoparasitos respondem à exposição a estas moléculas. Desta forma, o objetivo do presente ...
Abstrract: This study aimed to evaluate the dynamics of total carbon (TC), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), and some indicators of environmental sustainability of Nile tilapia reared in a biofloc technology (BFT) system. Nile tilapia fingerlings were cultured in three BFT uni...
Resumo: Oestrose é uma enfermidade parasitária cosmopolita causada pelas larvas da mosca Oestrus ovis, que parasitam o trato respiratório superior de ovinos e caprinos. As larvas se desenvolvem nos seios nasais, paranasais e frontais provocando inflamações, secreção nasal e espirros nos anim...