Table 2 Beta-diversity (MetaStats) significance for individual parasite species of gastrointestinal nematodes in herd level larval pools from calves < 1 year of age from 40 cow-calf operations in Alberta (AB; n = 22), Saskatchewan (SK; n = 10) and Manitoba (MB; n = 8), Canada
Nematode species | Mean % (±SD)a | Statistical analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AB | SK | MB | AB vs SK | AB vs MB | SK vs MB | |
Ostertagia ostertagi | 50.8 (22.4) | 56.0 (16.9) | 34.7 (27.2) | t = 1.294 P = 0.188 | t = 2.396 P = 0.024* | t = 3.173 P = 0.003* |
Cooperia oncophora | 44.2 (21.3) | 36.4 (14.0) | 31.9 (23.1) | t = 2.046 P = 0.044* | t = 2.496 P = 0.022* | t = 0.959 P = 0.352 |
Cooperia punctata | 0.2 (0.94) | 2.3 (3.5) | 28.2 (26.2) | t = 3.614 P = 0.001* | t = 4.788 P = 0.001* | t = 4.409 P = 0.001* |