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Two centrifugal flotation techniques for counting gastrointestinal parasite eggs and oocysts in alpaca faeces Cover

Two centrifugal flotation techniques for counting gastrointestinal parasite eggs and oocysts in alpaca faeces

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Fig. 1

Percentage share of alpaca farms participating in the study by Polish province. The number of farms per province in Poland is given in brackets
Percentage share of alpaca farms participating in the study by Polish province. The number of farms per province in Poland is given in brackets

Fig. 2

Parasitic eggs and oocysts found in faeces of alpacas with the use of flotation techniques (400 × magnification, bar = 12 μm) 2A – an egg of the Trichostrongylidae family; 2B – an oocyst of the Eimeria genus; 2C – an egg of the Nematodirus genus; 2D – an egg of Nematodirus battus; 2E – an egg of the Aonchotheca genus; 2F – an egg of the Trichuris genus; 2G – an oocyst of Eimeria macusaniensis; 2H – eggs of the Moniezia genus
Parasitic eggs and oocysts found in faeces of alpacas with the use of flotation techniques (400 × magnification, bar = 12 μm) 2A – an egg of the Trichostrongylidae family; 2B – an oocyst of the Eimeria genus; 2C – an egg of the Nematodirus genus; 2D – an egg of Nematodirus battus; 2E – an egg of the Aonchotheca genus; 2F – an egg of the Trichuris genus; 2G – an oocyst of Eimeria macusaniensis; 2H – eggs of the Moniezia genus

Coprological findings in alpacas (n = 248) after applying a modified Willis method (WM), comparison of the results obtained using the Willis and a modified Stoll methods (SM) (n = 59) and statistical comparison with the McNemar test (P)

Aonchotheca sp.Eimeria spp.E. macusaniensisMoniezia sp.Nematodirus sp.N. battusTrichostrongylidaeTrichuris sp.
Prevalence (%)WMn = 24814.141.94233.915.74611.7
WMn = 5916.940.71.71.740.715.345.813.6
SMn = 598.562.73.4˗20.38.528.88.5

P0.0630.004*1.0001.0000.000*0.1250.006*0.219

Eggs/oocysts per 3 g (WM)Averagen = 2483.6221.41,236.5561.615.96.7163.46.3
Averagen = 593.81102323.2638.36.4
Mediann = 24821123218.5282
Mediann = 5926.5238.533.53
Rangen = 2481–191–6,2701–12,1873–1,4961–1601–811–10,5321–31
Rangen = 591–121–1,3222–23–31–1601–221–5841–31

Eggs/oocysts per g (SM)Averagen = 598129.25˗23.3831.25
Mediann = 5910205˗101055
Rangen = 595–105–1,2505–5˗5–1155–105–3455–5
Language: English
Page range: 389 - 393
Submitted on: Mar 29, 2022
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Accepted on: Jul 12, 2022
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Published on: Jul 30, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Anna Maria Pyziel-Serafin, Adrianna Raboszuk, Daniel Klich, Blanka Orłowska, Dagmara Sierociuk, Krzysztof Anusz, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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