Table 2 Age and gender distributions of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis detected
Groups | No. of samples tested | No. test-positive for Cryptosporidium spp. (%) | Cryptosporidium spp. | No. test-positive for Giardia duodenalis (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. andersoni (%) | C. bovis (%) | C. ryanae (%) | ||||
Age (weeks) | ||||||
 Pre-weaned (≤ 8) | 265 | 42 (15.8) | 2 (0.8) | 32 (12.1) | 8 (3.0) | 49 (18.5) |
 Post-weaned (> 8) | 74 | 11 (14.9) | 0 | 5 (6.8) | 6 (8.1) | 28 (37.8) |
Gender | ||||||
 Female | 290 | 49 (16.9) | 2 (0.7) | 34 (11.7) | 13 (4.5) | 66 (22.8) |
 Male | 49 | 4 (8.2) | 0 | 3 (6.1) | 1 (2.0) | 11 (22.4) |