Table 5 Least-squares means (LSMeans) with corresponding standard error (± SE) for the infection probability with gastrointestinal strongyles, Eimeria spp. and F. hepatica in sheep and cattle within fixed effect classes included in the model

Wetting area

CDPs

56.03 ± 0.05^a

21.12 ± 0.04^a

03.06 ± 0.02^a

53.41 ± 0.06^a

21.55 ± 0.05^a

04.44 ± 0.02^a

NDPs

60.90 ± 0.04^a

32.85 ± 0.04^b

02.93 ± 0.01^a

49.52 ± 0.06^a

31.24 ± 0.06^a

10.21 ± 0.04^a

WPs

37.26 ± 0.11^a

25.72 ± 0.09^a,b

06.14 ± 0.07^a

45.92 ± 0.08^a

15.18 ± 0.06^a

02.54 ± 0.03^a

Farm

1

56.90 ± 0.06^a,d

33.07 ± 0.05^a,c

24.54 ± 0.09^a

–

–

–

2

28.22 ± 0.08^b

13.94 ± 0.06^b

02.67 ± 0.03^b

38.20 ± 0.07^a,b

22.80 ± 0.06^a,c

01.91 ± 0.01^a,b

3

74.31 ± 0.05^a,c

31.71 ± 0.05^b,c

02.28 ± 0.02^b

50.52 ± 0.05^b,c

14.77 ± 0.04^a,b

03.46 ± 0.02^b,c

4

–

–

–

52.96 ± 0.07^b,c

21.75 ± 0.08^a,c

21.04 ± 13.61^b,c

5

45.33 ± 0.08^b,d

30.33 ± 0.06^b,c

01.17 ± 0.01^b

56.96 ± 0.07^c

30.66 ± 0.07^c

03.68 ± 0.02^c

Season

Spring¹

40.31 ± 0.06^a

18.37 ± 0.04^a

04.34 ± 0.02^a

–

–

–

Summer

45.08 ± 0.05^a

36.00 ± 0.05^b

02.99 ± 0.02^a

45.84 ± 0.04^a

21.92 ± 0.03^a

06.49 ± 0.02^a

Autumn

68.01 ± 0.05^b

26.39 ± 0.05^a,b

04.27 ± 0.02^a

53.39 ± 0.04^a

22.03 ± 0.03^a

03.70 ± 0.01^a

Sampling year

2015

53.14 ± 0.06^a

24.96 ± 0.04^a

10.92 ± 0.04^a

51.07 ± 0.05^a

34.91 ± 0.04^a

13.88 ± 0.03^a

2016

48.84 ± 0.07^a

25.48 ± 0.05^a

03.54 ± 0.02^b

54.41 ± 0.05^a

31.53 ± 0.05^a

03.92 ± 0.02^b

2017

52.13 ± 0.05^a

28.52 ± 0.05^a

01.37 ± 0.01^c

43.39 ± 0.05^a

08.30 ± 0.02^b

02.05 ± 0.01^b,c

Grazing period

FSG

–

–

–

66.78 ± 0.04^a

31.23 ± 0.04^a

02.35 ± 0.01^a

MSG

–

–

–

32.53 ± 0.03^b

14.87 ± 0.02^b

09.99 ± 0.02^b