Evaluating the effectiveness of trematocides against Fasciola gigantica and amphistomes infections in cattle, using faecal egg count reduction tests in Iringa Rural and Arumeru Districts, Tanzania

Nzalawahe, Jahashi; Hannah, Rose; Kassuku, Ahmed A.; Stothard, John R.; Coles, Gerald; Eisler, Mark C.

doi:10.1186/s13071-018-2965-7

Table 2 Individual egg counts (eggs per gram) and demographic information for cattle treated in the Arumeru District

From: Evaluating the effectiveness of trematocides against Fasciola gigantica and amphistomes infections in cattle, using faecal egg count reduction tests in Iringa Rural and Arumeru Districts, Tanzania

Animal ID^a	Sex	Age group	Fasciola gigantica				Amphistomes
Animal ID^a	Sex	Age group	Day 0	Day 7	Day 14	Day 28	Day 0	Day 7	Day 14	Day 28
CO1	Female	Adult	5	1	2	0	17	11	3	9
CO2	Female	Adult	12	4	3	6	16	10	6	15
CO3	Female (pregnant)	Adult	109	4	7	3	726	120	95	40
CO4	Female	Adult	23	3	9	4	34	11	7	19
CO5	Female	Adult	18	4	4	2	137	22	57	37
CO6	Female	Adult	8	3	0	0	12	4	2	4
CO7	Female	Calf	12	2	1	3	71	10	8	30
CO8	Female	Adult	21	5	5	32	7	2	2	5
CO9	Female	Adult	6	0	0	1	28	16	8	6
CO10	Female	Adult	4	2	3	1	121	86	79	138
AL1	Female (pregnant)	Adult	5	1	2	0	17	11	3	9
AL2	Female (pregnant)	Adult	12	4	3	6	16	10	6	15
AL3	Female	Adult	109	4	7	3	728	120	95	40
AL4	Female	Adult	23	3	9	4	34	11	7	19
AL5	Female (pregnant)	Adult	18	4	4	2	137	22	57	37
AL6	Female	adult	7	3	0	0	12	4	2	4
AL7	Female	Adult	12	2	1	3	71	10	8	30
AL8	Female	Calf	21	5	5	32	7	2	2	5
AL9	Female	Adult	6	0	0	1	28	16	8	6
AL10	Female	Adult	3	2	1	1	121	86	79	138
TR1	Female	Calf	14	0	0	0	13	10	6	3
TR2	Female	Adult	6	0	0	0	55	110	16	65
TR3	Female	Adult	7	0	0	0	7	19	20	7
TR4	Female	Adult	33	0	0	0	131	93	45	46
TR5	Female	Adult	3	0	0	0	9	6	1	1
TR6	Female	Heifer	8	0	0	0	10	5	7	7
TR7	Female	Adult	18	0	0	0	4	10	4	6
TR8	Female (pregnant)	Adult	6	0	0	0	11	7	2	6
TR9	Female	Adult	6	0	0	0	22	37	13	13
TR10	Female	Adult	63	0	0	0	6	0	0	3
ZAN1	Female	Adult	4	0	0	0	267	0	2	11
ZAN2	Female	Calf	7	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
ZAN3	Female	Adult	10	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
ZAN4	Female	Adult	17	0	0	0	72	1	1	0
ZAN5	Female	Adult	9	0	0	0	92	0	0	0
ZAN6	Male	Calf	31	0	0	0	45	0	3	7
ZAN7	Female	Adult	15	0	0	0	11	0	0	0
ZAN8	Female	Adult	10	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
ZAN9	Female	Calf	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
ZAN10	Female	Adult	4	1	0	0	22	0	3	0
CL1	Female	Calf	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
CL2	Male	Adult	20	0	0	0	1	1	33	4
CL3	Female	Adult	7	0	0	0	82	46	0	42
CL4	Female	Adult	5	0	0	0	390	427	316	139
CL5	Male	Calf	7	0	0	0	5	5	0	3
CL6	Male	Adult	44	0	0	0	3	5	1	5
CL7	Female	Adult	12	0	0	0	4	3	1	0
CL8	Male	Calf	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
CL9	Female	Adult	26	0	0	0	4	0	0	2
CL10	Female	Adult	7	0	0	0	17	32	19	21
FAS1	Female	Adult	48	0	0	0	3	1	1	0
FAS2	Male	Adult	12	0	0	0	4	1	1	1
FAS3	Female	Adult	34	0	0	0	153	108	36	53
FAS4	Female	Calf	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
FAS5	Male	Adult	14	0	0	0	19	19	11	-
FAS6	Female	Adult	5	0	0	0	20	11	12	7
FAS7	Male	Adult	19	0	0	0	7	12	4	4
FAS8	Male	Weaner	4	0	0	0	3	1	2	0
FAS9	Female	Adult	3	0	0	0	33	65	45	11
FAS10	Female	Calf	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

^aTreatment group is indicated in the ID prefix, where CO = control, ALB = Albenil, TR = Trodax, ZAN = Zanil, CL = Closantel (Flukiver) and FAS = Fasinex

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