Ministry of Agriculture

About: Ministry of Agriculture is a government organization based out in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Chemistry & Salmonella. The organization has 1153 authors who have published 1189 publications receiving 14442 citations.

Distribuição de larvas de nematódeos gastrintestinais de ovinos em pastagens de inverno

Abstract: The aim of this work was to study the dynamics of nematode larvae of sheep on winter pasture species. A completely randomized design was used. The treatments were composed by two different dry matter offers of each forage species (black oat 5% and 12%; ryegrass 10% and 20%). A total of 28 Suffolk female lambs were used. Pasture was taken every fifteen days and samples were separated into superior and inferior fractions and sent for counting and identification of parasite larvae. Lambs were evaluated each fifteen days for parasitological evaluations. Ryegrass (104.53 L/g MS) presented higher (p 0.05) in the worm burden. Otherwise a trend of linear increase in the number of fecal egg count was observed in the treatment with black oat with lower dry matter content. Sheep rearing in high stocking rates leads to parasitic infection of animals and environment contamination by pathogenic helminth larvae. KEYWORDS: gastrointestinal nematodes; pasture; sheep; Trichostrongylidae.

Presence of orange rust on sugarcane in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil

Abstract: Sugarcane leaf rust symptoms were observed on seven month-old plants in March 2012 at Santa Teresa Farm, north coast of Pernambuco, Brazil. Plants were identified as a genotype coded as RBUFRPE0032 developed by the Sugarcane Breeding Program of Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE/EECAC). Evaluations under field conditions showed characteristic leaf rust symptoms and high severity. Analysis of symptomatic leaves under the optical microscope at the Plant Pathology Laboratory of UFRPE/EECAC confirmed the presence of fungal urediniospores showing specific characteristics of the fungus. Molecular evaluation by real-time PCR yielded positive results for Puccinia kuenhii. This is the first report of sugarcane leaf rust in Pernambuco. Although the disease has been reported in other Brazilian states, producers and researchers are worried since the behavior of promising commercial varieties and clones from breeding programs directed at the soil and climatic conditions of the state is unknown. The Ministry of Agriculture in Pernambuco was officially informed for notification purposes.

Package for a condom

Abstract: A package for a condom, consisting of a base part and a covering part for a rolled-up condom has in one of the parts (2) of the package, in particular in the base part, a projection (6, 7, 8) which is directed towards the inside of the package, rests against the central part (9, 11) of the condom and supports the latter, projecting in the direction of use, when the package has been opened. In this case, one part (2) of the package can have an outward curvature for receiving the object (9-11) and an inward curvature (6, 7, 8) in the form of the inwardly directed impression which acts on the central section of the object.