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Table 1 Antiparasitic effects of A. sativum and A. absinthium in farm 1 by age group

From: In vivo assessment of the antiparasitic effects of Allium sativum L. and Artemisia absinthium L. against gastrointestinal parasites in swine from low-input farms

Parasite

Day

A. sativum

A. absinthium

EG

CG

P

EG

CG

P

Weaners

Eimeria spp.

0

100 [0–550]

0 [0–50]

0.4727#

2600 [2100–3150]

2400 [1950–2950]

0.7337#

14

0 [0–0]

200 [0–400]

0.0963#

0 [0–150]

2400 [1500–2950]

0.0012#

28

0 [0–0]

400 [0–750]

0.0539#

0 [0–600]

2400 [1850–2600]

0.0002#

P

0.0907*

0.4794*

 

0.0004*A

0.8825*

 

B. coli

0

200 [0–550]

0 [0–350]

0.4963#

500 [200–900]

500 [250–750]

0.9699#

14

0 [0–0]

200 [0–750]

0.1736#

0 [0–0]

600 [400–800]

0.0013#

28

0 [0–150]

300 [0–600]

0.1306#

0 [0–150]

600 [250–750]

0.0102#

P

0.0839*

0.7979*

 

0.0128*B

0.8669*

 

Oesophagostomum spp.

0

0 [0–150]

0 [0–0]

0.7337#

0 [0–38]

0 [0–38]

0.9699#

14

0 [0–0]

0 [0–38]

0.2730#

0 [0–0]

0 [0–163]

0.4963#

28

0 [0–0]

0 [0–150]

0.4057#

0 [0–0]

0 [0–163]

0.5205#

P

0.1738*

0.8007*

 

0.9487*

0.8669*

 

 S. ransomi

0

300 [50–550]

100 [0–400]

0.4963#

200 [13–400]

100 [0–350]

0.4963#

14

0 [0–0]

100 [0–350]

0.1620#

0 [0–38]

0 [0–200]

0.5967#

28

0 [0–150]

200 [0–400]

0.1988#

0 [0–150]

0 [0–300]

0.8501#

P

0.0024*a

0.6065*

 

0.0204*

0.8187*

 

Fatteners

Eimeria spp.

0

0 [0–400]

0 [0–38]

0.6501#

2200 [1650–2400]

900 [450–2150]

0.0588#

14

0 [0–0]

0 [0–500]

0.3643#

0 [0–450]

2100 [1800–2550]

0.0012#

28

0 [0–0]

0 [0–350]

0.4274#

0 [0–0]

2000 [1400–2600]

0.0046#

P

0.2466*

0.9608*

 

0.0001*C

0.6412*

 

B. coli

0

700 [250–1550]

600 [250–600]

0.3847#

800 [500–1100]

600 [450–1000]

0.8206#

14

200 [50–400]

700 [600–950]

0.0494#

0 [0–150]

700 [450–950]

0.0102#

28

200 [50–550]

700 [250–1150]

0.1306#

100 [0–550]

900 [450–1200]

0.0211#

P

0.3368*

0.5899*

 

0.0015*D

0.8276*

 

A. suum

0

2300 [550–8000]

3400 [2850–3750]

0.8798#

2800 [1200–11000]

5650 [3950–7500]

0.5708#

14

600 [0–950]

3500 [3200–3750]

0.0002#

1400 [700–1950]

6500 [3850–8100]

0.0003#

28

200 [0–750]

3500 [3100–4100]

0.0015#

1400 [1200–1900]

5400 [3750–7150]

0.0002#

P

0.0134*b

0.7841*

 

0.2725*

0.7891*

 

T. suis

0

300 [0–550]

200 [0–550]

0.8501#

400 [50–750]

300 [50–550]

0.6232#

14

0 [0–38]

400 [100–600]

0.0312#

25 [0–350]

400 [0–550]

0.3447#

28

0 [0–150]

400 [0–600]

0.1041#

0 [0–350]

200 [0–550]

0.3847#

P

0.1298*

0.8233*

 

0.1000*

0.9156*

 

Sows

Eimeria spp.

0

600 [200–950]

700 [300–950]

0.7337#

700 [450–1150]

500 [100–750]

0.1620#

14

0 [0–0]

700 [300–950]

0.0008#

0 [0–150]

325 [0–950]

0.1306#

28

0 [0–0]

325 [13–950]

0.0191#

0 [0–150]

700 [50–950]

0.0257#

P

0.0008*c

0.3679*

 

0.0036*E

0.5811*

 

B. coli

0

200 [13–750]

400 [13–750]

0.9397#

800 [350–1000]

800 [300–1150]

0.8501#

14

0 [0–38]

500 [50–750]

0.0257#

0 [0–350]

800 [500–1100]

0.0113#

28

0 [0–200]

600 [250–950]

0.0140#

200 [0–600]

700 [450–1150]

0.0312#

P

0.1225*

0.8669*

 

0.0116*

0.3147*

 

A. suum

0

700 [200–1200]

200 [88–1200]

0.5708#

400 [50–600]

300 [0–550]

0.5967#

14

0 [0–0]

200 [50–1200]

0.0233#

100 [0–350]

400 [50–750]

0.1620#

28

0 [0–150]

400 [400–600]

0.0058#

100 [0–550]

500 [100–600]

0.2899#

P

0.0004*d

0.8669*

 

0.4493*

0.8035*

 

Oesophagostomum spp.

0

200 [13–350]

125 [0–350]

0.7913#

300 [0–550]

100 [0–350]

0.7055#

14

0 [0–0]

100 [0–200]

0.0640#

25 [0–350]

300 [0–600]

0.4274#

28

0 [0–0]

300 [0–700]

0.0413#

0 [0–350]

400 [0–950]

0.2123#

P

0.0046*e

0.9487*

 

0.5719*

0.4124*

 
  1. EG Experimental group, CG Control group
  2. Results are expressed as median [Q1-Q3], where Q1 is the 25th percentile and Q3 is the 75th percentile;
  3. p are the estimated probabilities associated to *Friedman’s or # Mann–Whitney test;
  4. Wilcoxon test: a 0.0180 day 0 vs. day 14, 0.0277 day 0 vs. day 28, 0.0180 day 14 vs. day 28; b 0.0218 day 0 vs. day 14, 0.0125 day 0 vs. day 28, 0.0218 day 14 vs. day 28; c 0.0117 day 0 vs. day 14, 0.0180 day 0 vs. day 28, 0.0117 day 14 vs. day 28; d 0.0077 day 0 vs. day 14, 0.0117 day 0 vs. day 28, 0.0077 day 14 vs. day 28; e 0.0180 day 0 vs. day 14, 0.04232 day 0 vs. day 28, 0.0180 day 14 vs. day 28;
  5. A 0.0077 day 0 vs. day 14, 0.0051 day 0 vs. day 28, 0.0077 day 14 vs. day 28; B 0.0209 day 0 vs. day 14, 0.0251 day 0 vs. day 28, 0.0209 day 14 vs. day 28; C 0.0051 day 0 vs. day 14, 0.0051 day 0 vs. day 28, 0.0051 day 14 vs. day 28; D 0.0117 day 0 vs. day 14, 0.0180 day 0 vs. day 28, 0.0117 day 14 vs. day 28; E 0.0117 day 0 vs. day 14, 0.0129 day 0 vs. day 28, 0.0117 day 14 vs. day 28