Percepção da juventude rural sobre a apicultura desenvolvida em comunidades rurais do semiárido piauiense

ABSTRACT. In the state of Piauí, beekeeping presents itself as an alternative to generate income for peasant families, more precisely in the semiarid region. This study aimed to analyze the perception of young people in relation to beekeeping practiced in the city of Massapê do Piauí. Therefore, a semi-structured questionnaire was applied to 48 students from rural communities. It was observed that young people, in general, do not identify with rural activities, although many have some degree of kinship with beekeepers. Most young people had little knowledge about beekeeping, especially with regard to the prevention of accidents with bees (stinged). It is noteworthy that many of them consider the stings as the biggest obstacle to entering the activity. Although they know the social, economic and environmental importance of beekeeping, as well as the negative impacts that the disappearance of bees would cause in their communities, most young people did not show interest in participating in training to start beekeeping. Given the notable apathy of students in relation to beekeeping, it is suggested actions aimed at knowledge and awareness of youth in relation to the activity as an important tool for social and economic inclusion for agents in the rural community.ABSTRACT. In the state of Piauí, beekeeping presents itself as an alternative to generate income for peasant families, more precisely in the semiarid region. This study aimed to analyze the perception of young people in relation to beekeeping practiced in the city of Massapê do Piauí. Therefore, a semi-structured questionnaire was applied to 48 students from rural communities. It was observed that young people, in general, do not identify with rural activities, although many have some degree of kinship with beekeepers. Most young people had little knowledge about beekeeping, especially with regard to the prevention of accidents with bees (stinged). It is noteworthy that many of them consider the stings as the biggest obstacle to entering the activity. Although they know the social, economic and environmental importance of beekeeping, as well as the negative impacts that the disappearance of bees would cause in their communities, most young people did not show interest in participating in training to start beekeeping. Given the notable apathy of students in relation to beekeeping, it is suggested actions aimed at knowledge and awareness of youth in relation to the activity as an important tool for social and economic inclusion for agents in the rural community.ABSTRACT. In the state of Piauí, beekeeping presents itself as an alternative to generate income for peasant families, more precisely in the semiarid region. This study aimed to analyze the perception of young people in relation to beekeeping practiced in the city of Massapê do Piauí. Therefore, a semi-structured questionnaire was applied to 48 students from rural communities. It was observed that young people, in general, do not identify with rural activities, although many have some degree of kinship with beekeepers. Most young people had little knowledge about beekeeping, especially with regard to the prevention of accidents with bees (stinged). It is noteworthy that many of them consider the stings as the biggest obstacle to entering the activity. Although they know the social, economic and environmental importance of beekeeping, as well as the negative impacts that the disappearance of bees would cause in their communities, most young people did not show interest in participating in training to start beekeeping. Given the notable apathy of students in relation to beekeeping, it is suggested actions aimed at knowledge and awareness of youth in relation to the activity as an important tool for social and economic inclusion for agents in the rural community.No estado do Piauí a apicultura se apresenta como uma alternativa de geração de renda para as famílias campesinas, mais precisamente na região semiárida, que permite o reconhecimento e valorização dos saberes camponeses. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a visão dos jovens em relação à apicultura praticada no município de Massapê do Piauí. Para tanto, foi aplicado um questionário semiestruturado direcionado a 48 estudantes de comunidades rurais. Observou-se que os jovens, de maneira geral, não se identificam com as atividades rurais, embora muitos tenham algum grau de parentesco com apicultores. A maioria dos jovens apresentaram pouco conhecimento sobre a apicultura, principalmente no que se refere à prevenção de acidentes com as abelhas (ferroadas). Vale ressaltar, que muitos deles consideram as ferroadas como o maior empecilho para o ingresso na atividade. Embora saibam da importância social, econômica e ambiental da apicultura, bem como dos impactos negativos que o desaparecimento das abelhas causaria em suas comunidades, a maioria dos jovens não demonstrou interesse em participar de capacitações para iniciar-se na apicultura. Diante da notável apatia dos alunos em relação à apicultura, sugere-se ações voltadas para o conhecimento e sensibilização da juventude em relação a atividade como importante ferramenta de inclusão social e econômica para os agentes da comunidade rural. Palavras-chave: atividade apícola, conservação das abelhas, educação do campo.   Rural Youth's perception of beekeeping developed in rural communities in the semiarid region of Piauí                            ABSTRACT. In the state of Piauí, beekeeping presents itself as an alternative to generate income for peasant families, more precisely in the semiarid region. This study aimed to analyze the perception of young people in relation to beekeeping practiced in the city of Massapê do Piauí. Therefore, a semi-structured questionnaire was applied to 48 students from rural communities. It was observed that young people, in general, do not identify with rural activities, although many have some degree of kinship with beekeepers. Most young people had little knowledge about beekeeping, especially with regard to the prevention of accidents with bees (stinged). It is noteworthy that many of them consider the stings as the biggest obstacle to entering the activity. Although they know the social, economic and environmental importance of beekeeping, as well as the negative impacts that the disappearance of bees would cause in their communities, most young people did not show interest in participating in training to start beekeeping. Given the notable apathy of students in relation to beekeeping, it is suggested actions aimed at knowledge and awareness of youth in relation to the activity as an important tool for social and economic inclusion for agents in the rural community. Keywords: beekeeping, bees conservation, rural education.   Percepción de la juventud rural sobre la apicultura desarrollada en comunidades rurales de la región semiárida de Piauí RESUMEN. En el estado de Piauí, la apicultura se presenta como una alternativa para generar ingresos para las familias campesinas, más precisamente en la región semiárida. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar la percepción de los jóvenes en relación con la apicultura que se practica en la ciudad de Massapê do Piauí. Para ello, se aplicó un cuestionario semiestructurado a 48 estudiantes de comunidades rurales. Se observó que los jóvenes, en general, no se identifican con las actividades rurales, aunque muchos tienen algún grado de parentesco con los apicultores. La mayoría de los jóvenes tenían pocos conocimientos sobre apicultura, especialmente en lo que respecta a la prevención de accidentes con abejas (aguijón). Es de destacar que muchos de ellos consideran las picaduras como el mayor obstáculo para ingresar a la actividad. Si bien conocen la importancia social, económica y ambiental de la apicultura, así como los impactos negativos que causaría la desaparición de las abejas en sus comunidades, la mayoría de los jóvenes no mostró interés en participar en capacitaciones para iniciar la apicultura. Dada la notable apatía de los estudiantes en relación a la apicultura, se sugiere acciones dirigidas al conocimiento y sensibilización de los jóvenes en relación a la actividad apícola como una herramienta importante para la inclusión social y económica de los agentes de la comunidad rural. Palabras clave: actividad apícola, conservación de las abejas, educación rural

Vasectomia laparoscópica em macacos-prego (Cebus nigritus)

O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar uma técnica de vasectomia laparoscópica em macacos-prego (Cebus nigritus). Para tanto, foram utilizados oito animais submetidos à anestesia geral inalatória. Foram introduzidos três portais (dois de 5mm e um de 10mm) na parede abdominal ventral. Os ductos deferentes foram isolados, cauterizados com energia bipolar e seccionados próximo ao anel inguinal interno. Os procedimentos duraram 30,67+8,78 min. sem a ocorrência de complicações trans ou pós-operatórias o que permite concluir que a técnica proposta é adequada para essa espécie

Detection and characterization of fibropapilloma associated herpesvirus of marine turtles in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a benign tumoral disease that affects sea turtles, hampering movement, sight and feeding, ultimately leading to death. In Brazil, the disease was described for the first time in 1986. Research suggests the involvement of a herpesvirus in association with environmental and genetic factors as causal agents of FP. The objective of the present study was to detect and characterize this herpesvirus in sea turtles living in the coast of state Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil. From October 2008 to July 2010, 14 turtles were observed between the beaches of Torres and Tavares, of which 11 were green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and 3 were loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). All turtles were young and mean curved carapace length was 37.71±7.82cm, and varied from 31 to 55cm. Only one green turtle presented a 1cm, papillary, pigmented fibropapilloma. Skin and fibropapilloma samples were analyzed by conventional and real time PCR assays to detect and quantify herpesvirus. All skin samples were negative, though the fibropapilloma specimen was positive in both tests. Viral load was 9,917.04 copies of viral genome per milligram of tissue. The DNA fragment amplified from the fibropapilloma sample was sequenced and allocated in the Atlantic phylogeographic group. This study reports the first molecular characterization of herpesvirus associated with fibropapilloma in turtles from the coast of RS