Abstract
Anthelmintic resistance is rapidly increasing in the tropical and subtropical regions of Latin America, indicating the necessity for studies on alternative for the control of gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep. Protein supplementation has long been known to improve the resilience and resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes (Coop and Holmes, 1996). However, such effects of protein supplementation may differ between breeds of sheep. Santa Ines young sheep show higher resistance against natural infections with gastrointestinal nematodes than Ile de France and Suffolk sheep (Amarante, 2002). The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether a high level of soybean meal in the diet could improve the resistance to Haemonchus contortus in Ile de France and Santa Ines lambs.
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