Table 1 Beta-diversity (MetaStats) significance for individual parasite species of gastrointestinal nematodes in provincial level larval pools from heifers between 12 and 36 months of age from 83 cow-calf operations in Alberta (AB; n = 44), Saskatchewan (SK; n = 24) and Manitoba (MB; n = 15), Canada
Nematode species | Mean % (±SD)a | Statistical analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AB | SK | MB | AB vs SK | AB vs MB | SK vs MB | |
Ostertagia ostertagi | 53.6 (1.8) | 60.0 (3.3) | 24.8 (3.2) | t = 5.864 P < 0.001* | t = 27.480 P < 0.001* | t = 26.708 P < 0.001* |
Cooperia oncophora | 32.7 (6.1) | 29.3 (6.3) | 9.6 (2.5) | t = 1.349 P = 0.190 | t = 12.110 P < 0.001* | t = 10.006 P < 0.001* |
Cooperia punctata | 4.0 (1.7) | 3.5 (2.4) | 54.0 (4.6) | t = 0.590 P = 0.561 | t = 35.089 P < 0.001* | t = 33.620 P < 0.001* |