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Apparent prevalence of helminth parasites in 783 equine faecal samples tested using the MF technique.
| Parasite | Positive at Least 1 egg (%) |
>100 epg (%) | >500 epg (%) | >1000 epg (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongyles | 486 (62.1) | 319 (40.7) | 163(20.8) | 76 (9.7) |
| Parascaris spp. | 27 (3.4) | 13 (1.7) | 4 (0.4) | 3 (0.4) |
| Strongyloides westeri | 12 (1.5) | 12(1.5) | 8 (1.0) | 5 (0.6) |
| Anoplocephala spp. | 6 (0.8) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
