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Table 1 Worm counts and further parameters (Mean ± SE) describing infections of chickens with Ascaridia galli or Heterakis gallinarum

From: A comprehensive evaluation of an ELISA for the diagnosis of the two most common ascarids in chickens using plasma or egg yolks

Item

Experimental infectionsa

A. galli b

H. gallinarum c

Host (n)

31

41

Larva (n/bird)

11 ± 2.8

83 ± 11.3

Male (n/bird)

14 ± 1.9

193 ± 15.4

Female total (n/bird)

25 ± 3.4

260 ± 20.6

Immature female (n/bird)

nd

20 ± 3.3

Mature female (n/bird)

nd

240 ± 18.6

Total worm burden (n/bird)

50 ± 5.7

536 ± 42.5

Female worm length (mm)

93 ± 1.4

9.5 ± 0.09

Daily faeces (g/bird)

146 ± 6.6

138 ± 4.6

EPG (n/g faeces)

1,803 ± 598

335 ± 63.3

EPD (n/day)

223,762 ± 69,081

46,777 ± 8,821

Fecundity (EPD/female, total)

8,928 ± 2830

218 ± 37

Fecundity (EPD/mature female)

nd

234 ± 40

  1. aOnly birds that survived to the end of the experiments were included in this study
  2. bBirds were infected with 1,000 infective eggs of A. galli and necropsied 28 weeks p.i. at an age of 44 weeks
  3. cBirds were infected with 1,000 infective eggs of H. gallinarum and necropsied 30 week p.i. at an age of 34 weeks
  4. Abbreviations: nd not determined, SE standard error