Research Article
Study on Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Equines in and around Bekoji, South Eastern Ethiopia
Table 4
Species wise prevalence and their associated risk factors for the occurrence of GIT nematodes.
| | Species of animal | Risk factors | Species of GIT nematode parasites identified in horses | ( value) | | Migratory strongylids | Mixed infection | O. equi | P. equorum | Nonmigratory strongylids | | Freq (%) | Freq (%) | Freq (%) | Freq (%) | Freq (%) |
| | Horse | Sex | Female | 0 (0) | 31 (45.6) | 1 (50) | 3 (100) | 2 (22.2) | 11.4 (0.043) | | Male | 4 (100) | 37 (54.4) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | 7 (77.7) | | Body condition | Good | 0 (0) | 6 (8.8) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | 1 (11.1) | 13.8 (0.182) | | Medium | 4 (100) | 42 (61.7) | 1 (50) | 3 (100) | 8 (88.8) | | Poor | 0 (0) | 20 (29.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Age | Adult | 3 (75) | 52 (76.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (100) | 9 (100) | 23.05 (0.011) | | Old | 0 (0) | 7 (10.3) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Young | 1 (25) | 9 (13.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Over all prevalence | 4 (4.6) | 68 (79.1) | 2 (2.3) | 3 (3.4) | 9 (10.4) | | Donkeys | Sex | Female | 2 (40) | 134 (54) | 1 (100) | 1 (50) | 13 (61.9) | 6.54 (0.257) | | Male | 3 (60) | 114 (45.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) | 8 (38.1) | | Body condition | Good | 1 (20) | 25 (10) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) | 8 (38.1) | 22.9 (0.011) | | Medium | 4 (80) | 166 (66.9) | 1 (100) | 1 (50) | 13 (61.9) | | Poor | 0 (0) | 57 (22.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Age | Adult | 5 (100) | 137 (55.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) | 19 (90.5) | 33.5 (0.001) | | Old | 0 (0) | 68 (27.4) | 1 (100) | 1 (50) | 1 (4.7) | | Young | 0 (0) | 43 (17.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.7) | | Over all prevalence | 5 (1.8) | 248 (89.5) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.7) | 21 (7.5) |
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