PARAMETERS OF GARLIC-VINE BASED TREATMENT IN AMAZON TAMBAQUIS GILL INFECTIONS

Resumo

This study evaluated A. alliaceum leaf powder effects controlling monogeneans added to the diet of juveniles of C.  macropomum and assessed hematological indicators. Concentrations of 0, 30, 40 and 50 g of A. alliaceum kg^-1 were tested in the diet for 7, 15 and 30 days and blood and parasitic parameters were evaluated. There was a significant difference in the 30-day period with an increase in MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration) and a decrease in cholesterol in relation to other periods. However, glucose increased in a 15-days period and, in comparison between treatments, values of MCHC, cholesterol, protein and glucose were higher with 40g of garlic-vine kg^-1 compared to the control group.  The prevalence of monogeneans was 100% in all treatments and, only after 30 days of feeding, concentrations of 40 and 50g of A. alliaceum kg^-1 showed efficacy, with 70.59 and 62.21%, respectively. Garlic-vine showed promise as an herbal treatment against tambaqui monogeneans and this study shows the need for further testing with this plant.