Part 2 book "nthelmintics clinical pharmacology, uses in veterinary medicine and efficacy" includes content: Plants from cerrado for the control of gastrointestinal nematodes of ruminants, application of praziquantel in experimental therapy of larval cestodoses and benefits of combined therapy and drug carriers; efficacy of neem and pawpaw products against oesophagostomum spp infection in pigs. | In Anthelmintics ISBN 978-1-63117-714-9 Editor William Quick 2014 Nova Science Publishers Inc. Chapter 4 Plants from Cerrado for the Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Ruminants Franciellen Morais-Costa1 Viviane de Oliveira Vasconcelos2 Eduardo Robson Duarte3 and Walter dos Santos Lima1 1 Programa de Pós-graduação em Parasitologia. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Brasil 2 Departamento de Fisiopatologia. Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros. Minas Gerais. Brasil 3 Mestrado em Produção Animal. Instituto de Ciências Agrárias Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Brasil Abstract The gastrointestinal helminthes are major limiting factors for the sheep and goat production in the world and the health of livestock depends of effective control of nematodes. The constant administration and inadequate doses of chemical anthelmintics favors the selection of resistant populations and residues these products contribute to the contamination of animal products and of the ambient. The use of herbal treatment in veterinary medicine is a promising field of research. Studies 90 F. Morais-Costa V. de Oliveira Vasconcelos E. R. Duarte et al. in this area require the insertion into an agroecological context with the limiting factor to the sustainable management of natural resources involved. The phytotherapy for the parasite control is an alternative that can reduce the cost with the purchase of anthelmintics as well preventing the emergence of anthelmintic resistance and residues in animal products. Plant species that have tannins in its constitution are known to possess anthelmintic activity requiring however that their efficacies are scientifically proven. The Cerrado is an import biome with high diversity of plants rich in tannins and other metabolic with potential anthelmintic effect. This study presents a review of research on plant species tested in the Cerrado for the control of helminths in ruminants. Keywords Anthelmintic .
