Table 3 Faecal egg count reduction (FECR) (and 95% confidence intervals) and the EC₅₀ (and 95% confidence intervals) in the egg hatch test with cattle naturally infected with strongyle nematodes before and after oral administration of albendazole at a dose of 7.5 mg/kg body weight to the treated groups at five different study areas in South Darfur State, Sudan

Control: n = 6

99.9 (98.7–100)

99.9 (99.5–100)

99.9 (98.8–100)

99.9 (99.5–100)

Treated: n = 11

Control: n = 5

99.7 (95.8–100)

99.7 (98.9–100)

99.5 (84.1–100)

99.5 (98.3–99.9)

Treated: n = 11

Control: n = 10

95.2 (88.2–98.7)

96 (93.4–98.2)

93.7 (84.9–97.6)

94.6 (92.6–96.8)

Treated: n = 20

Control: n = 10

91.3 (46.4–98.5)

92.9 (91.8–94)

89.7 (46.1–97.8)

92 (90.9–93)

Treated: n = 20

Control: n = 10

90.7 (49.8–98.8)

90.9 (89.6–92.3)

88.2 (54.0–98.4)

88.5 (87.2–90.1)

Treated: n = 20