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. 2019 Dec 2;12(12):1888–1896. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.1888-1896

Table-2.

Prevalence of parasites types according to breed and general body condition of pigs.

Parasites Breed General body condition


Imported breed Local breed Comparison Thin Overweight Comparison






n/42 p-value (%) n/21 p-value (%) χ2 p-value df IB+ LB+ S+ n/66 p-value (%) n/90 p-value (%) χ2 p-value df T+ O+ S+
Oesophagostomum spp. 22 52.4 12 57.1 0 1 1 + - 49 74.24 51 78.4 0.85 0.36 1 + -
Ancylostoma spp. 4 9.52 2 9.5 0 1 1 - - 4 6.06 11 12.2 0.81 0.37 1 + -
Trichostrongylus spp. 11 26.19 3 14.2 0.35 0.58 1 + - 8 12.12 12 13.3 0 1 1 + -
Strongyloides spp. 3 7.14 3 14.2 0.14 0.71 1 + - 2 3.03 4 4.4 2e-04 0.98 1 + -
Ascaris suum 0 0 0 0 - - - - 1 1.51 4 4.4 0.29 0.6 1 + -
Hyostrongylus spp. 7 16.66 1 4.7 0.63 0.43 1 + - 7 10.6 2 2.2 3.021 0.08 1 + -
Spirurida 1 2.38 0 0 0 1 1 + - 0 0 1 1.11 0 1 1 + -
Globocephalus spp. 1 2.38 0 0 0 1 1 + - 0 0 1 1.11 0 1 1 + -
Balantidium coli 33 78.57 18 85.7 4e-04 0.98 1 + - 52 78.78 68 75.5 0.002 0.96 1 + -
Isospora suis 18 42.85 11 52.3 0.037 0.85 1 + - 43 65.15 59 65.5 0 1 1 + -

IB+=Imported breed having had the highest prevalence, LB+=Local breed having had the highest prevalence, T+=Thin having had the highest prevalence, O+=Overweight having had the highest prevalence, S+=Indicating a statistically significant difference