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

Table-3.

Prevalence of the types of parasites according to the breeding system and the number of animals per box.

Parasites Breeding system Comparison Number of pig per box Comparison




Extensive Semi-intensive χ2 p-value df E+ SI+ S+ 1 per box >2 per box χ2 p-value df 1b+ 2b+ S+




n/46 p-value (%) n/110 p-value (%) n/39 p-value (%) n/117 p-value (%)
Oesophagostomum spp. 33 71.7 67 60.9 0.21 0.65 1 + - 22 56.41 78 66.6 0.16 0.68 1 + -
Ancylostoma spp. 2 4.3 15 13.6 1.6 0.21 1 + - 7 17.94 10 8.5 1.31 0.25 1 + -
Trichostrongylus spp. 4 8.6 24 21.8 2.05 0.15 1 + - 9 23.07 19 16.2 0.31 0.6 1 + -
Strongyloides spp. 0 0.0 7 6.3 16 0.20 1 + - 7 17.94 0 0 15.1 0.0001 1 + +
Ascaris suum 2 4.3 6 5.4 0 1 1 + - 0 0 8 6.8 1.42 0.23 1 + -
Hyostrongylus spp. 3 6.5 10 9.0 0.03 0.86 1 + - 4 10.25 9 7.6 0.02 0.89 1 + -
Spirurida 0 0.0 1 0.9 0 1 1 + - 0 0 1 0.8 0 1 1 + -
Globocephalus spp. 0 0.0 1 0.9 0 1 1 + - 0 0 1 0.8 0 1 1 + -
Balantidium coli 42 91.3 78 70.9 0.71 0.39 1 + - 31 79.48 89 76 3e-04 0.98 1 + -
Isospora suis 30 65.2 72 65.4 0 1 1 + - 19 48.71 83 70.9 1.02 0.29 1 + -

E+=Extensive having had the highest prevalence, SI+=Semi-intensive having had the highest prevalence, 1b+=1 per box having had the highest prevalence, 2b+=>2 per box having had the highest prevalence, S+=Indicating a statistically significant difference