Table 2.
Method of screening that identified the various gastrointestinal parasites.
| S/N | Parasite identified | Phylum | Method of identification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedimentation | Centrifugal flotation | |||
| 1 | Ascaris suum | Nematoda | × | ✓ |
| 2 | Coccidia | Apicomplexa | ✓ | × |
| 3 | Globocephalus urosubulatus | Nematoda | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4 | Hyostrongylus rubidus | Nematoda | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5 | Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus | Acanthocephala | ✓ | × |
| 6 | Metastrongylus spp. | Nematoda | ✓ | ✓ |
| 7 | Oesophagostomum dentatum | Nematoda | ✓ | ✓ |
| 8 | Physocephalus sexalatus | Nematoda | ✓ | × |
| 9 | Stephanurus dentatus | Nematoda | × | ✓ |
| 10 | Strongyloides ransomi | Nematoda | ✓ | ✓ |
| 11 | Trichuris suis | Nematoda | ✓ | × |
✓ = screening method that identified the said parasite; × = not identified.