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Table 1
Brief introduction to the techniques used in this study.
| Technique | Abbreviation | Host faecal sample (number of samples) | Site of execution | Volume of sample (g) | Detection limit (EPG/OPG) | Parasite identified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OvaCyte Plus | OCT+ | Sheep (103) and cattle (86) | UCD | 3 | 3 | Strongyles, coccidia, Nematodirus spp., Moniezia spp., and Strongyloides papillosus |
| Premium | OCT Premium | Sheep (40) | UCD | 3 | 3 | Strongyle group (Trichostrongylus, Haemonchus contortus, Ostertagia, Teladorsagia, Chabertia, Oesophagostomum, Cooperia, Nematodirus (Nematodirus spp. and Nematodirus battus)), and coccidia (coccidia and coccidia type B (Eimeria weybridgensis, Eimeria crandallis, and Eimeria ovinoidalis)). |
| McMaster | MCM | Sheep (103) and cattle (86) | UCD | 3 | 50 | Strongyles, coccidia, Nematodirus spp., Moniezia spp., and Strongyloides papillosus |
| Mini-FLOTAC | MF | Sheep (103) and cattle (86) | UCD | 3 | 7.5 | Strongyles, coccidia, Nematodirus spp., Moniezia spp., and Strongyloides papillosus |
| McMaster at Laboratory A | MCM Lab A | Sheep (40) | Sweden | – | 50 | Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylidae, Nematodirus battus, and coccidia type B (Eimeria weybridgensis, Eimeria crandallis, and Eimeria ovinoidalis) |
| McMaster at Laboratory B | MCM Lab B | Sheep (40) | Sweden | – | 50 | Trichostrongylidae, Nematodirus battus, and coccidia type B (Eimeria weybridgensis, Eimeria crandallis, and Eimeria ovinoidalis) |
| Peanut Agglutinin lectin staining | PNA | Sheep (40) | UCD | 4 | – | Haemonchus contortus |
UCD = University College Dublin.
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