Animal Diseases

Table 2 Prevalence of parasite eggs/oocysts detected via the floatation technique

From: Validation of FECPAK^G2 equipment and prevalence of equine gastrointestinal parasites in Polo horses in Plateau State, Nigeria

Parasite	No encountered	% encountered
Oxyuris equi	16	5.3
Trichonema species	29	10
Anoplocephala perfoliata	21	7
Strongylus species	58	19.3
Triodontophorus species	19	6.3
Strongyloides westeri	24	8
Parascaris equorum	27	9
Total	194	64.7

χ² = 2743.02, df = 7, P = 0.001

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