Brazilian cattle farming has been constantly growing and it currently has extreme importance for agribusiness and the Brazilian economy. Brazil has the world's largest commercial cattle herd, with approximately 210 million head, and is the top beef exporter. To remain competitive in the foreign market and find better-paying niches, Brazil needs to improve the quality and security of the beef while maintaining competitive prices. Among the main causes of cattle production losses, there is the tic

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010

Improper handling for tick control favors the proliferation of resistant populations. In addition, there is a growing demand for minimum use of chemicals to control pests, in order to preserve the environment and ensure free waste food. In this context, biological control using entomopathogenic nematodes may represent a promising alternative and, therefore, constitute line of research that has been conducted at Embrapa Dairy Cattle. In this stage of the survey, performed in partnership with UFRR

Status: Completed     Start date: Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011