Liver Flukes Egg Infection and Associated Risk Factors in White Fulani Cattle Slaughtered in Wukari, Southern Taraba State, Nigeria

Table 1

Sex, age, and body condition score prevalence of liver fluke eggs in cattle slaughtered in Wukari Abattoir, Taraba State.

Variable	Number of Samples (n=262)	Number Positive (%)		χ^2	P-value
		Fasciola egg	Dicrocoelium egg
Sex
Male	24	6 (25)	20 (83.3)	0.014	0.907
Female	238	68 (28.6)	191 (80.3)
Age
< 3 years	48	10 (20.8)	37 (77.1)	0.366	0.850
≥ 3 years	214	64 (29.9)	174 (81.3)
Body condition score
Poor	42	16 (38.1)	36 (85.7)	4.346	0.037
Average	213	58 (26.8)	169 (79.3)
Good	7	1 (14.3)	6 (85.7)
Total	262	74 (28.2)	211 (80.5)