Table 4 Detection of trichostrongyloid genera in third-stage larvae obtained from faecal samples pooled on farm level at five different study areas in South Darfur State, Sudan, before and after treatment of cattle with albendazole, using genus-specific PCR
Study area | Day of sample collection | No.a | No. of positive pools | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Haemonchus | Trichostrongylus | Cooperia |
Beleil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|  | 14 | n.a. | – | – | – |
Kass | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Â | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nyala | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Â | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Rehed Al-Birdi | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Â | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Tulus | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Â | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Total of pre-treatment samples (and %) | 27 | 27 (100) | 26 (96) | 26 (96) | |
Total of post-treatment samples (and %) | 13 | 13 (100) | 8 (62) | 7 (54) | |
Total of pre- and post-treatment samples (and %) | 40 | 40 (100) | 34 (85) | 33 (83) | |