Animal Diseases

Table 3 Prevalence of parasite eggs/oocysts detected via the sedimentation 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	2	0.6
Trichonema species	24	8.0
Anoplocephala perfoliata	1	0.3
Strongylus species	57	19
Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus	76	25.3
Total	160	53.3

χ² = 640.0, df = 4, P = 0.001

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