Table 1 The anthelmintics (molecules and dosages) used on each group of 10 sheep farms against gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN), mean GIN eggs per gram (EPG) of faeces (day 0 and day 14), results of the faecal egg count reduction (FECR%), limits of the 95% confidence interval (CI) of individual and pooled faecal samples and anthelmintic efficacy classified as reduced (R), suspected (S) and normal (N)
Farm ID | Group | Molecule | Dosage (mg/kg) | Individual samples | Pooled samples | Efficacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D0 FEC Mean EPG | D14 FEC Mean EPG | FECR % | 95% CI | D0 FEC Mean EPG | D14 FEC Mean EPG | FECR % | 95% CI | |||||
1 | EPR | Eprinomectin | 1.0 | 1086 | 25 | 97.7 | 97.4–98.0 | 1100 | 23 | 97.9 | 97.1–98.5 | N |
ALB | Albendazole | 3.8 | 124 | 31 | 75.0 | 71.2–78.2 | 116 | 30 | 73.7 | 64.3–81.0 | R | |
2 | IVM | Ivermectin | 0.2 | 417 | 0.5 | 99.9 | 99.7–100 | 380 | 0 | 99.9 | 99.4–100 | N |
ALB | Albendazole | 3.8 | 375 | 25 | 93.3 | 93.0–94.8 | 344 | 25 | 92.6 | 89.9–94.7 | S | |
3 | IVM | Ivermectin | 0.2 | 540 | 3 | 99.4 | 99.2–99.6 | 478 | 3 | 99.1 | 98.3–99.6 | N |
ALB | Albendazole | 3.8 | 1195 | 31 | 97.4 | 99.5–99.6 | 1189 | 35 | 97.0 | 96.2–97.7 | N | |
4 | IVM | Ivermectin | 0.2 | 965 | 1 | 99.9 | 99.7–99.9 | 885 | 1 | 99.7 | 99.3–99.9 | N |
ALB | Albendazole | 3.8 | 1348 | 0 | 100 | 99.9–100.0 | 1116 | 0 | 100 | 99.6–100 | N | |
5 | IVM | Ivermectin | 0.2 | 1863 | 42 | 97.7 | 97.3–97.9 | 1816 | 40 | 97.8 | 97.2–98.3 | N |
ALB | Albendazole | 3.8 | 420 | 1 | 99.8 | 99.6–99.9 | 401 | 0 | 99.6 | 98.9–99.9 | N | |
6 | IVM | Ivermectin | 0.2 | 3437 | 28 | 99.2 | 99.1–99.3 | 3609 | 40 | 97.8 | 97.4–98.2 | N |
ALB | Albendazole | 3.8 | 3742 | 16 | 99.6 | 99.5–99.6 | 3799 | 13 | 99.6 | 99.5–99.8 | N | |
7 | IVM | Ivermectin | 0.2 | 102 | 0 | 100 | 99.9–100 | 88 | 0 | 99.5 | 97.3–100 | N |
ALB | Albendazole | 3.8 | 274 | 0 | 100 | 99.9–100 | 202 | 0 | 99.8 | 98.8–100 | N | |
8 | IVM | Ivermectin | 0.2 | 272 | 0 | 100 | 99.9–100 | 272 | 0 | 99.8 | 99.2–100 | N |
ALB | Albendazole | 3.8 | 334 | 0 | 100 | 99.9–100 | 334 | 0 | 100 | 99.3–100 | N | |
9 | IVM | Ivermectin | 0.2 | 454 | 0 | 100 | 99.9–100 | 434 | 0 | 100 | 99.5–100 | N |
ALB | Albendazole | 3.8 | 796 | 13 | 98.4 | 98.0–98.6 | 636 | 14 | 97.7 | 96.6–98.5 | N | |
10 | IVM | Ivermectin | 0.2 | 1059 | 46 | 95.7 | 95.1–96.3 | 1023 | 33 | 96.7 | 95.8–97.5 | N |
ALB | Albendazole | 3.8 | 669 | 0 | 100 | 99.9–100 | 605 | 0 | 100 | 99.6–100 | N | |