Table 3 Results of specific testing of samples by three different diagnostic methods; multiplexed-tandem (MT)-PCR eggs, MT-PCR larvae and larval culture (LC)
Species | Â | Number of positive samples (% prevalence) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | Number of samples | MT-PCR eggs | MT-PCR larvae | LC |
Te. circumcincta | ||||
 Moredun | 11 | 10 (90.90) | 7 (63.63) | 10 (90.90) |
 Gent | 8 | 8 (100.00) | 8 (100.00) | 8 (100.00) |
 Total | 19 | 18 (94.73) | 15 (78.94) | 18 (94.73) |
Haemonchus spp. | ||||
 Moredun | 11 | 1 (9.09) | 1 (9.09) | 1 (9.09) |
 Gent | 8 | 7 (87.50) | 6 (75.00) | 6 (75.00) |
 Total | 19 | 8 (42.10) | 7 (36.84) | 7 (36.84) |
Trichostrongylus spp. | ||||
 Moredun | 11 | 8 (72.72) | 10 (90.90) | 6 (54.54) |
 Gent | 8 | 3 (37.50) | 5 (62.50) | 5 (62.50) |
 Total | 19 | 13 (68.42) | 15 (78.94) | 11 (57.89) |
C. ovina/Oesophagostomum spp. | ||||
 Moredun | 11 | 8 (72.72) | 8 (72.72) | 9 (81.81) |
 Gent | 8 | 5 (62.50) | 3 (37.50) | 3 (37.50) |
 Total | 19 | 13 (68.42) | 11 (57.89) | 12 (63.15) |
Co. curticei | ||||
 Moredun | 11 | 1 (9.09) | 1 (9.09) | 2 (18.18) |
 Gent | 8 | 3 (37.50) | 4 (50.00) | 2 (25) |
 Total | 19 | 4 (21.05) | 5 (26.31) | 4 (21.05) |