Validation of FECPAKG2 equipment and prevalence of equine gastrointestinal parasites in Polo horses in Plateau State, Nigeria

Table 4 Prevalence of parasite eggs/oocysts according to location

Location	Parasite	No encountered	% encountered	χ²	P- value
Jos Mounted Troops	Oxyuris equi	4	7.55
	Anoplocephala perfoliata	5	9.43
	Strongylus species	15	28.30	224.54	0.001
	Strongyloides westeri	4	7.55
	Parascaris equorum	4	7.55
	Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus	6	11.32
	Trichonema species	12	22.64
	Triodontophorus species	3	5.66
	Total	53	100
Jos Polo Club	Oxyuris equi	6	9.67
	Trichonema species	4	6.45
	Strongylus species	17	27.42
	Triodontophorus species	5	8.06
	Strongyloides westeri	4	6.45	328.58	0.001
	Parascaris equorum	8	12.90
	Paranoplocephala mamillana	7	11.29
	Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus	11	17.74
	Total	62	100
Babale Ranch	Oxyuris equi	2	2.38
	Trichonema species	20	23.81
	Anoplocephala perfoliata	3	3.57
	Strongylus species	26	30.95	696.45	0.001
	Triodontophorus species	8	9.52
	Strongyloides westeri	4	4.76
	Parascaris equorum	5	5.95
	Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus	16	19.04
	Total	84	100