Table 1 Agreement (%) between the identification of gastrointestinal nematodes of alpacas using the MT-PCR assay and morphological identification of adult worms
Genera/Species | No. of samples | No. of samples identified by morphological examination (%) | No. of samples identified by MT-PCR (%) | Agreement (%) | Kappa value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Camelostrongylus mentulatus | 35 | 22 (62.85) | 20 (57.14) | 65.71 | 0.29 |
Haemonchus spp. | 35 | 30 (85.71) | 33 (94.29) | 85.71 | 0.22 |
Cooperia spp. | 35 | 18 (51.43) | 10 (28.57) | 37.14 | -0.24 |
Teladorsagia circumcincta | 35 | 1 (2.86) | 1 (2.86) | 94.23 | -0.03 |
Trichostrongylus spp. | 35 | 15 (42.86) | 24 (68.57) | 38.29 | -0.25 |
Oesophagostomum spp. | 35 | – | 3 (8.57) | – | – |
Ostertagia spp. | 35 | – | 11 (31.43) | – | – |