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Table 2 Mean number of detection and percentage recovery of Fasciola hepatica (FH) and Calicophoron daubneyi (CD) eggs at the different egg count levels using spiked infected cattle faecal samples performed with Mini-FLOTAC (MF), Flukefinder® (FF) and sedimentation (SED) techniques included in the study

From: Comparison of Mini-FLOTAC, Flukefinder® and sedimentation techniques for detection and quantification of Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron daubneyi eggs using spiked and naturally infected bovine faecal samples

Fluke

FEC techniques

10 EPG

50 EPG

100 EPG

Detected EPG

% egg recovery

Detected EPG

% egg recovery

Detected EPG

% egg recovery

FH

MF

2.5

25.0

25.8

51.6

64.2

64.2

 

FF

3.2

32.0

13.0

26.0

48.8

48.8

 

SED

0.7

7.0

1.5

3.0

10.4

10.4

CD

MF

1.7

17.0

29.2

58.4

70.8

70.8

FF

3.8

38.0

15.5

31.0

52.2

52.2

SED

1.1

11.0

1.7

3.4

11.6

11.6

  1. EPG eggs per gram of faeces