Table 3 Prevalence and factors associated with G. duodenalis infection in pigs in Shaanxi Province, northwestern China
Variable | Category | No. examined | No. positive (%) | Target locus (no. positive) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bg | tpi | gdh | ||||
Age | Suckling piglest | 155 | 10 (6.5) | 10 | 4 | 5 |
Weaned pigs | 220 | 20 (9.1) | 20 | 8 | 4 | |
Fatteners | 98 | 8 (8.2) | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
Sow | 57 | 6 (10.5) | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
Boar | 30 | 1 (3.3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 560 | 45 (8.0) | 45 | 20 | 11 | |
Location** | Zhouzhi county | 143 | 2 (1.4) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Qishan county | 100 | 1 (1.0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Mianxian county | 100 | 9 (9.0) | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
Lintong district | 102 | 17 (16.7) | 17 | 12 | 4 | |
Yuyang district | 115 | 16 (13.9) | 16 | 2 | 4 | |
Total | 560 | 45 (8.0) | 45 | 20 | 11 | |