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Table 2 Spearman’s rank correlation tests (rs) of endoparasite excretion intensities in sheep (n = 474; below diagonal) and cattle (n = 646; above diagonal)

From: Pasture rewetting in the context of nature conservation shows no long-term impact on endoparasite infections in sheep and cattle

 

Strongyles

Eimeria spp.

S. papillosus

F. hepatica

Nematodirus spp.

Lungworms

Rumen flukes

Moniezia spp.

Trichuris spp.

Strongyles

–

0.173***

0.093*

−0.027

0.283***

0.008

−0.038

0.045

0.043

Eimeria spp.

0.097*

–

0.035

−0.042

0.121*

−0.027

−0.035

−0.048

0.092*

S. papillosus

0.212***

0.249***

–

−0.019

0.056

−0.009

−0.063

−0.016

−0.006

F. hepatica

0.075

−0.071

−0.014

–

−0.049

−0.018

0.051

0.021

−0.013

Nematodirus spp.

0.095*

0.161**

0.248***

−0.083

–

0.123*

−0.064

−0.021

0.175***

Lungworms

−0.002

0.038

0.151*

−0.086

0.019

–

0.055

−0.005

−0.002

Rumen flukes

0.023

−0.021

−0.059

0.092*

−0.012

−0.044

–

−0.037

−0.015

Moniezia spp.

0.042

0.010

0.016

0.072

−0.040

−0.032

−0.029

–

−0.004

Trichuris spp.

0.035

−0.004

−0.036

0.137*

−0.022

−0.018

−0.016

−0.012

–

  1. Significant correlations are printed in bold
  2. *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.001, ***P ≤ 0.0001