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Table 1 Distribution of the seropositivity for anti-Toxocara spp. antibodies in bovines from each farm included in the study

From: Serosurvey and associated risk factors of anti-Toxocara spp. antibodies in bovines from slaughterhouses of southeastern Brazil

Slaughterhouse

Size of farm

Farm number

Number of samples

Number of positive ELISA results (%)

Firsta

Small

1

19

6 (31.6)

Small

2

30

5 (16.7)

Small

3

18

5 (27.8)

Small

4

8

6 (75.0)

Medium

5

10

9 (90.0)

Secondb

Small

6

23

6 (26.1)

Small

7

18

4 (22.2)

Small

8

25

2 (8.0)

Small

9

26

21 (80.8)

Small

10

15

5 (33.3)

Medium

11

25

13 (52.0)

Medium

12

17

5 (29.4)

Medium

13

25

0 (0.0)

Medium

14

26

18 (69.2)

Medium

15

24

7 (29.2)

Medium

16

33

24 (72.7)

Large

17

19

1 (5.3)

Large

18

21

2 (9.5)

Large

19

24

7 (29.2)

Large

20

25

14 (56.0)

Large

21

61

46 (75.4)

Large

22

31

2 (6.5)

Large

23

30

5 (16.7)

  1. ELISA, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
  2. aAverage of 10 bovines slaughtered per day
  3. bAverage of 300 bovines slaughtered per day