In vitro efficacy of the essential oil of alecrim-de-mocó on the bovine tick

Authors

  • Mauro Sergio Teodoro Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária
  • Karina Neoob de Carvalho Castro Brazilian agricultural research company
  • Ubiratan Piovezan Brazilian agricultural research company
  • Danielle Maria Machado Ribeiro Azevêdo Brazilian agricultural research company
  • Kirley Marques Canuto Brazilian agricultural research company

Keywords:

cattle; control; Lippia; plants; parasite.

Abstract

Milk production is of great importance to the family farmer, however, the bovine tick limits the productivity and health of cattle. Family farmer already use extracts of some medicinal plants to control the ticks of his herd. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of alecrim-de-mocó (Lippia schaueriana) essential oil in the control of the cattle tick in vitro. The alecrim-de-mocó essential oil was extracted by hydrodistillation and evaluated in 100.0, 50.0, 25.0, 12.5 and 6.2 mg/mL concentrations, by immersion test of engorged females. The efficacy of alecrim-de-mocó essential oil (100.0 mg/mL) was 98.2% on engorged females. This result was similar (p>0,05) to the obtained by commercial acaricide. This study showed the potential of alecrim-de-mocó essential oil for the development of a bioacaricidal environmentally friendly, which can will be used in agroecological and organic dairy herds.

Author Biographies

Karina Neoob de Carvalho Castro, Brazilian agricultural research company

Degree in veterinary medicine by Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (1992), master's degree in veterinary medicine (Pathology) [Jaboticabal] Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho (1999) and PhD in science The veterinary Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (2002). He is currently the level of researcher Embrapa mid-North. Has experience in the area of Animal Health with emphasis in Veterinary Parasitology, working mainly in the following areas: control of parasites of bioactive ruminants and bacteria of mastitis, herbal medicine formulation development and good practices in the manufacture of handmade cheeses.

Ubiratan Piovezan, Brazilian agricultural research company

Degree in animal science held at UNESP of Jaboticabal (1995). Still in Jaboticabal, obtained a Masters degree in animal science in the area of genetics and Animal Breeding (1998). The University of Brasilia-UnB, obtained the title of Doctor in ecology in the year 2004. A researcher at Embrapa-Brazilian agricultural research Company since 2002, builds up in your career experience in the areas of conservation and use of animals; applied ecology; management, behavior and animal welfare; Besides having experience in the field of international relations on the subject of Agriculture. Ubiratan is a member of the Deer Specialist Group-SSC/IUCN.

Danielle Maria Machado Ribeiro Azevêdo, Brazilian agricultural research company

Degree in veterinary medicine from Universidade Federal do Piauí (1996) and in business administration from the University of Santo Amaro (2012); specialization in bioethics by Camillo Son (2005), in personnel management, the school of technology and Sciences (2012) and public administration (2019), the Dom Bosco Catholic University; Masters degree in production and reproduction of small ruminants by Universidade Estadual do Ceará (1999) and his Ph.d. in animal science from the Federal University of Ceará (2003). Is the Researcher from Embrapa (Brazilian agricultural research Company)-Embrapa Meio-Norte, since 2005, and Professor of the graduate program in Animal Science from the FEDERAL UNIVERSITY (Universidade Federal do Piauí), since 2004, where he teaches Ethology applied to disciplines Animal experimentation and Animal Bioclimatology, having already taught Bibliographic Standards and methodology of scientific research. Currently in Embrapa Meio-Norte participates in the Group of research and Innovation, and presides over the Committee publish location (CLP). Participated as a member of the Ethics Committee on Animals (CEUA), accident prevention internal Commission (CIPA), the Local Committee of intellectual property rights (CLPI) and Internal Technical Committee (CTI). Deputy Chief of communication and business, and technology transfer. Was technical coordinator of the UEP Parnaíba. The CRMV-PI, chairs the Commission on ethics, Bioethics and Animal Welfare (CEBEA-PI) from 2016. Has experience in the field of animal husbandry, in: animal behavior, animal, animal welfare bioclimatology and bioethics on experimentation with non-human animals; genetic improvement of ruminants; ingestivo behavior of ruminants. In the area of Dairy Cattle production is a member of the milk sector Chamber of the State of Piauí in the Northeast region, the bucket full in network and the Steering Committee of the Portfolio in Embrapa (MC PortLeite).

Kirley Marques Canuto, Brazilian agricultural research company

Masters and Ph.d. in chemistry and he holds a Bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the Federal University of Ceará. He is currently a researcher at Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry. Has experience in the field of organic chemistry with an emphasis in chemistry of natural products, acting on the following subjects: bioactive plants, NMR, liquid and gas chromatograms.

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Published

2020-09-15

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2020): Anais do XI Congresso Brasileiro de Agroecologia, São Cristóvão, Sergipe

Section

CBA - Manejo de Agroecossistemas de Base Ecológica