Fig. 1
Two Orobic goats in a pre-Alpine environment
Table 1
Mean EPG of strongylida, Nematodirus sp., and S. papillosus. in Orobic and cosmopolite (Alpine and Saanen) goats at each sampling point
| Sampling | Breed | Strongylida mean EPG (± SD) | Nematodirus sp. mean EPG (± SD) | S. papillosus mean EPG (± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1228.4 | 5.8 | 11.4 | ||
| Orobic | (± 988.8) | (± 6.6) | (± 27.4) | |
| June | Cosmopolite | 2614.75 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| (± 4197.2) | (± 2.9) | (± 15.5) | ||
| 35.1 | 2.1 | 12.9 | ||
| July | Orobic | (± 47.4) | (± 6.0) | (± 31.1) |
| 124.5 | 0.3 | 11.5 | ||
| Cosmopolite | (± 206.3) | (± 0.7) | (± 20.6) | |
| 170.2 | 8.2 | 11.7 | ||
| Orobic | (± 121.8) | (± 11.9) | (± 27.7) | |
| August 1 | 354.5 | 2.5 | 57.0 | |
| Cosmopolite | (± 371.4) | (± 2.1) | (± 140.9) | |
| 67.2 | 17.2 | 10.6 | ||
| August 2 | Orobic | (± 63.5) | (± 16.3) | (± 21.1) |
| 265.6 | 4.0 | 110.4 | ||
| Cosmopolite | (± 432.84) | (± 4.9) | (± 193.5) | |
| 52.2 | 17.4 | 4.11 | ||
| September | Orobic | (± 63.2) 159.11 | (± 22.8) 9.8 | (± 6.9) 5.3 |
| Cosmopolite | (± 228.1) | (± 6.0) | (± 11.3) |
Fig. 2
Effect of sampling on strongylida EPG in both autochthonous and cosmopolite goats at summer mountain pasture in northern Italy
Fig. 3
Influence of sampling, births, and breed on strongylida EPG in goats at summer mountain pasture in northern Italy
Fig. 4
Effect of sampling on Nematodirus sp. EPG in goats at summer mountain pasture in northern Italy Ref – reference; *** – P < 0.001; n.s. – not significant
Fig. 5
Effect of breed on Nematodirus sp. EPG in goats at summer mountain pasture in northern Italy Ref. – reference; * – P < 0.05
Fig. 6
Effect of sampling on Strongyloides papillosus EPG in goats at summer mountain pasture in northern Italy
Ref. – reference; ** P < 0.01; *** – P < 0.001; n.s. – not significant
Fig. 7
Effect of sampling and breed on S. papillosus EPG in goats at summer mountain pasture in northern Italy