Table 3.
Prevalence GI parasites in association with risk factors of equine.
Variable | Category | Total | Positive | X 2 value | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | Donkey | 112 | 103 | 25.23 | 0.0001 |
Horse | 102 | 65 | |||
Body condition score | Good | 60 | 47 | 8.26 | 0.016 |
Medium | 94 | 81 | |||
Poor | 60 | 40 | |||
Age | Young | 36 | 27 | 0.32 | 0.575 |
Adult | 178 | 141 | |||
Sex | Male | 157 | 126 | 1.07 | 0.301 |
Female | 57 | 42 | |||
Feed type | Roughage | 62 | 43 | 4.33 | 0.037 |
Concentrate | 152 | 125 | |||
Housing condition | Good | 149 | 113 | 2.07 | 0.151 |
Poor | 65 | 55 | |||
Water source | Tap water | 65 | 55 | 2.07 | 0.151 |
Well water | 149 | 113 |