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Fig. 3 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 3

From: Comparison of FECPAKG2, a modified Mini-FLOTAC technique and combined sedimentation and flotation for the coproscopic examination of helminth eggs in horses

Fig. 3

Comparison of number of epg obtained with the M-FLOTAC and FECPAKG2 methods for strongyle (a) and Parascaris spp. (b) nematode eggs. To allow a logarithmic presentation, 0.1 was added to all values. The number of samples negative for strongyle eggs was 19 for the Mini-FLOTAC and 137 for the FECPAKG2 method, respectively. For Parascaris spp., 1024 and 1047 samples were negative with the Mini-FLOTAC and FECPAKG2 methods, respectively. Even though more samples were positive with Mini-FLOTAC than with FECPAKG2, the mean number of strongyle epgs was significantly lower (P = 0.017) for Mini-FLOTAC than for FECPAKG2 applying a paired Student’s t-test. For Parascaris spp. epgs, higher mean epgs were measured with Mini-FLOTAC than with to FECPAKG2 (P = 0.0007). Asterisks indicate a significant difference at ***P < 0.001 and *P < 0.05

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