Table 3. Recovery efficiency of oocysts spiked in different combinations of food and faecal materials of rabbit and chicken.
Description | Percentage of oocyst recovery rate (Lighter layer)a | Percentage of oocyst recovery rate (Heavier layer)a |
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Pure chicken food | 63.38% ± 4.09% | 0.12% ± 0.03% |
Pure rabbit food | 79.45% ± 1.12% | 0.35% ± 0.02% |
Chicken food mixed with chicken faeces (1:5) | 36.11% ± 26.16% | 0.31% ± 0.42% |
Chicken food mixed with rabbit faeces (1:5) | 37.12% ± 1.89% | 0.06% ± 0.046% |
Rabbit faecal material plus rabbit food (1:5) | 89.46% ± 2.30% | 2.21% ± 1.20% |
aEach value is a mean of ten separate runs.