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

Anna Maria Pyziel-Serafin

Anna Maria Pyziel-Serafin

Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life SciencesWarsaw, Poland
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Adrianna Raboszuk

Adrianna Raboszuk

Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life SciencesWarsaw, Poland
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Daniel Klich

Daniel Klich

Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life SciencesWarsaw, Poland
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Blanka Orłowska

Blanka Orłowska

Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life SciencesWarsaw, Poland
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Dagmara Sierociuk

Dagmara Sierociuk

Alpawet Specialised Veterinary ClinicJabłonna, Poland
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Krzysztof Anusz

Krzysztof Anusz

Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health Protection, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life SciencesWarsaw, Poland
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30 jul 2022
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Publicado en línea: 30 jul 2022
Páginas: 389 - 393
Recibido: 29 mar 2022
Aceptado: 12 jul 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2022-0039
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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. macusaniensis Moniezia sp. Nematodirus sp. N. battus Trichostrongylidae Trichuris sp.
Prevalence (%) WMn = 248 14.1 41.9 4 2 33.9 15.7 46 11.7
WMn = 59 16.9 40.7 1.7 1.7 40.7 15.3 45.8 13.6
SMn = 59 8.5 62.7 3.4 ˗ 20.3 8.5 28.8 8.5
P 0.063 0.004* 1.000 1.000 0.000* 0.125 0.006* 0.219
Eggs/oocysts per 3 g (WM) Averagen = 248 3.6 221.4 1,236.5 561.6 15.9 6.7 163.4 6.3
Averagen = 59 3.8 110 2 3 23.2 6 38.3 6.4
Mediann = 248 2 11 2 321 8.5 2 8 2
Mediann = 59 2 6.5 2 3 8.5 3 3.5 3
Rangen = 248 1–19 1–6,270 1–12,187 3–1,496 1–160 1–81 1–10,532 1–31
Rangen = 59 1–12 1–1,322 2–2 3–3 1–160 1–22 1–584 1–31
Eggs/oocysts per g (SM) Averagen = 59 8 129.2 5 ˗ 23.3 8 31.2 5
Mediann = 59 10 20 5 ˗ 10 10 5 5
Rangen = 59 5–10 5–1,250 5–5 ˗ 5–115 5–10 5–345 5–5
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