. 2014 Sep 5;40(3):630–632. doi: 10.1007/s12639-014-0548-x

Table 1.

Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of bovines in Bangalore distric

Animal species	No of samples examined	No of faecal samples positive for gastrointestinal helminth parasites					Total positive samples	Protozoan oocysts		Mixed infection
		Trematodes		Cestodes	Nematodes			Protozoan oocysts
		Fasciola	Amphistome	Moniezia	Strongyle	Trichuris		Eimeria	Buxtonella
Cattle	336	14 (4.1)	82 (24.4)	18 (5.3)	134 (39.8)	05 (1.4)	253 (75.2)	90 (26.7)	123 (36.6)	68 (20.2)^a
Cattle	336	96 (28.5 %)		18 (5.3)	139 (41.3 %)		253 (75.2)	90 (26.7)	123 (36.6)	68 (20.2)^a
Buffalo	134	21 (15.6)	31 (23.1)	08 (5.9)	39 (29.1)	04 (2.9)	103 (76.8)	40 (29.8)	50 (37.3)	35 (26.1)^b
Buffalo	134	52 (38.8 %)		08 (5.9)	43 (32.0 %)		103 (76.8)	40 (29.8)	50 (37.3)	35 (26.1)^b

Values in parentheses indicate percentage

Chi square value = 361.8

*** P ≤ 0.05 significant between cattle and buffalo

^aStrongyles and Buxtonella; Strongyle and Fasciola; Strongyle and Eimeria

^bStrongyles and Buxtonella; Buxtonella and Fasciola; Strongyle and Amphistome