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. 1999 Jul;65(7):2820–2826. doi: 10.1128/aem.65.7.2820-2826.1999

TABLE 3.

Recovery of oocysts from adult animal feces when the NaCl flotation method was used

Animal % Recoverya Coefficient of variation (%)
Cow 17.0 ± 5.4b 32
Horse 9.6 ± 1.6 16
Pig 7.0 ± 2.9 42
Sheep 6.9 ± 2.0 29
Deer 4.6 ± 1.9 41
Chicken 3.2 ± 2.2 68
a

The initial concentration was 104 oocysts g of feces−1

b

Mean ± standard deviation (n = 6).