Table 1.
Data on farms included in faecal egg count reduction test and amplicon sequencing.
| Farm | Group | Year | Group size | Age (months) | Group mean EPG prea | Group mean EPG posta | Max individual EPG prea | Max individual EPG posta | FECR (%) | % of foals excreting ≥50 EPGb | % of foals with increasing EPGc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 2019 | 16 | 5–9 | 560 | 125 | 1500 | 800 | 78 | 38 | 6 |
| 1 | B | 2020 | 35 | 3–6 | 1939 | 523 | 7350 | 3000 | 73 | 74 | 23 |
| 1 | C | 2020 | 11 | 3–6 | 1968 | 232 | 5200 | 1600 | 88 | 36 | 0 |
| 2 | D | 2020 | 4 | 5–6 | 1725 | 0 | 2800 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
a
Pre- and post-treatment egg counts.
b
Percentage of foals excreting 50 EPG or more post-treatment.
c
Percentage of foals with higher EPG post treatment than pre-treatment.