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. 2019 May 21;9(5):259. doi: 10.3390/ani9050259

Table 2.

Prevalence rate of intestinal parasites causing diarrhea in cattle and buffalo calves.

Age Groups Species Prevalence Rate of Detected Parasites SEM p-Value
Eimeria spp. Cryptosporidium spp. Buxtonella Sulcata Toxocara Vitulorum Moneizia spp.
Suckling calves (1d–60d) Cattle 70 26 (37.14%) 7 (10.00%) 23 (32.86%) 14 (20.00%) 0.00 3.01 0.487
Buffalo 49 20 (40.82%) 5 (10.20%) 18 (36.73%) 6 (12.24%) 0
Post-weaning calves (below 6 months of age) Cattle 63 18 (28.57%) 3 (4.76%) 19 (30.15%) 15 (23.80%) 8 (12.69%) 0.47 0.001 *
Buffalo 42 14 (33.33%) 3 (7.14%) 12 (28.57%) 8(19.04%) 5 (11.90%)

Data are presented as number of positive animals, with prevalence rate in parentheses; * p-value > 0.05 is non-significant (NS), * p-value ≤ 0.05 is significant.