Table 1.
The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasite infection in the wild boars studied, in relation to sex, body weight, and region.
| E. debliecki | E. suis | E. polita | E. scabra | Isospora suis |
Eimeria Total |
O. dentatum | Ascaris suum | Nematodes Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| female (N = 33) | 63 | 18.2 | 6 | 18.2 | 1 | 3.0 | 6 | 18.2 | 1 | 3.0 | 12 | 36.4 | 2 | 6.1 | 3 | 9.1 | 53 | 15.2 |
| male (N = 23) | 4 | 17.4 | 4 | 17.4 | 4 | 17.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.7 | 10 | 43.5 | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 4.4 | 3 | 13.0 |
| χ2 = 0.01 p = 0.94 |
χ2 = 0.01 p = 0.94 |
χ2 = 3.4 p = 0.06 |
χ2 = 4.7 p = 0.03 |
χ2 = 0.9 p = 0.36 |
χ2 = 0.3 p = 0.59 |
χ2 = 0.8 p = 0.37 |
χ2 = 0.5 p = 0.50 |
χ2 = 0.05 p = 0.82 |
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| Body mass | ||||||||||||||||||
| < 40 kg (N = 37) | 6 | 16.2 | 5 | 13.5 | 3 | 8.1 | 3 | 8.1 | 3 | 8.1 | 11 | 29.7 | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8.1 |
| 40–70 kg (N = 19) | 4 | 21.1 | 5 | 26.3 | 2 | 10.5 | 3 | 15.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 57.9 | 2 | 10.5 | 4 | 21.1 | 5 | 26.3 |
| χ2 = 0.2 p = 0.65 |
χ2 = 1.4 p = 0.24 |
χ2 = 0.09 p = 0.76 | χ2 = 0.8 p = 0.38 | χ2 = 1.6 p = 0.20 |
χ2 = 4.2 p = 0.04 |
χ2 = 0.09 p = 0.76 |
χ2 = 8.4 p = 0.004 |
χ2 = 3.4 p = 0.06 |
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| Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| urban area (N = 40) | 9 | 22.5 | 10 | 25.0 | 4 | 10.0 | 4 | 10.0 | 3 | 7.5 | 19 | 47.5 | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | 5.0 | 4 | 10.0 |
| suburban area (N = 16) | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18.8 | 3 | 18.8 | 2 | 12.5 | 4 | 25.0 |
| χ2 = 2.1 p = 0.15 |
χ2 = 4.9 p = 0.03 |
χ2 = 0.2 p = 0.66 |
χ2 = 0.07 p = 0.78 |
χ2 = 1.3 p = 0.26 |
χ2 = 4.0 p = 0.04 |
χ2 = 2.7 p = 0.10 |
χ2 = 0.1 p = 0.32 |
χ2 = 2.1 p = 0.15 |
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| total (N = 56) | 10 | 17.9 | 10 | 17.9 | 5 | 8.9 | 6 | 10.7 | 3 | 5.4 | 22 | 39.3 | 5 | 8.9 | 4 | 7.1 | 8 | 14.3 |
n—number of infected animals; N—total number of animals included in the study.