Evaluation of Famacha© Method as a Selective Treatment Criteria to Aid to Conserve the Canindé Goats Breed

Abstract This study evalueted the efficiency of the application of the Famacha© (F ©) system in goats of the Canindé breed. 161 goats were selected, which were examined and classified into 5 categories, F©1 to F©5. Blood samples were collected for complete blood count to get a health profile and hematocrit count (HTC), egg count per gram of feces (ECC) and stool culture to confirm the presence of H. contortus, in two periods of the year, dry and rainy. There were no significant differences between the HTC and F© data between the analyzed periods, and no animal was classified as truly anemic. Therefore, the study concluded that there is a contradictory relationship between the classification of anemia using the F© system, ECC and HTC values related to H. contortus infection, not suggesting the use of the F© method for Canindé goats and still proposing the elaboration of new HTC tracks associated with F© scores.