Table 2 Prevalence of infection with trichostrongyloid nematodes from different livestock in Guilan province, northern Iran according to sex
From: Trichostrongyloid nematodes in ruminants of northern Iran: prevalence and molecular analysis
| Hosts | Males | Femals | Total | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Positive N (%) |
Negative N (%) |
Positive N (%) |
Negative N (%) |
Positive N (%) |
Negative N (%) | ||
| Sheep (59) | 8 (80) | 2 (20) | 36 (73.5) | 13 (26.5) | 44 (74.6) | 15 (25.4) | 1 |
| Goat (13) | 4 (100) | 0 (0) | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | 11 (84.6) | 2 (15.4) | 1 |
| Cattle (72) | 6 (35.3) | 11 (64.7) | 22 (40) | 33 (60) | 28 (38.9) | 44 (61.1) | 0.783 |
| Total (144) | 18 (58.1) | 13 (41.9) | 65 (57.5) | 48 (42.5) | 83 (57.6) | 61 (42.4) | 1 |