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Table 1 Seasonal trend of prevalence, EPG mean excretion and odds ratio values for D. dendriticum in farm faecal pools samples

From: Dicrocoeliosis in extensive sheep farms: a survey

Season

Total no. of farms

No. of positive farms

% positive farmsa

EPG Mean ± SDb

Odds ratio

Spring

13

9

69.2

26.8 (29.4)

1.00

Summer

120

45

37.5

22.1 (65.4)

0.27

Autumn

46

33

71.7

52.8 (80.3)

1.13

Winter

11

10

90.9

44.9 (68.8)

4.44

  1. aχ2 trend = 11.558, df = 3, P < 0.0007
  2. bKruskal–Wallis test: H = 24.74, P < 0.0001