Table 3.
Faecal egg counts (number eggs per g faeces - original date) for Trial 1 (artificial infection with Trichostrongylus colubriformis) and Trial 2 (artificial infection with Haemonchus contortus) in sheep treated with or without banana leaves.
| Day | Control (fec)* | Banana (fec)* | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial 1 | 0 | 504.2 ± 115.6 | 913 ± 586 | 0.14 |
| +5 | 483.3 ± 204.1 | 333 ±258 | 0.18 | |
| +9 | 300 ± 108.4 | 363 ±321 | 0.92 | |
| +12 | 738 ± 283 | 542 ± 323 | 0.26 | |
| + 17 | 1192 ± 855 | 1588±1115 | 0.53 | |
| Trial 2 | 0 | 5250 ± 3174 | 7179±6201 | 0.73 |
| +6 | 5955 ±3147 | 5067 ± 3847 | 0.49 | |
| +9 | 5200 ± 2437 | 5079 ± 2039 | 0.94 | |
| +12 | 6025 ± 4667 | 5188±2333 | 0.92 | |
| +15 | 8905 ± 5555 | 1272±5456 | 0.23 | |
| +17 | 17080±11966 | 22063 ± 23286 | 0.74 | |
*
fec = faecal egg count; mean± standard deviation