From: Evaluation of Copper Supplementation to Control Haemonchus contortusInfections of Sheep in Sweden
Group 1 Control | Group 2 Cu Supplement | p value 1 v's 2 | Group 3 COWP | p value 1 v's 3 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abomasum | |||||
H. contortus | |||||
Adults | 560 | 510 | 0.56 | 15 | <0.001 |
Early L4 | 1525 | 1515 | 0.96 | 655 | <0.001 |
Total | 2085 (73%)* | 2025 (75%) | 0.74 | 670 (98%) | <0.001 |
T. circumcincta | |||||
Adults | 220 | 85 | 0.14 | 60 | 0.06 |
Early L4 | 265 | 125 | 0.06 | 65 | 0.01 |
Total | 485 (55%) | 210 (60%) | 0.06 | 125 (53%) | 0.01 |
T. axei | |||||
Adults | 100 | 135 | 0.41 | 60 | 0.30 |
Early L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 100 | 135 | 0.41 | 60 | 0.30 |
Small Intestine | |||||
Trichostrongylus spp. | |||||
Adults | 200 | 185 | 0.79 | 125 | 0.25 |
L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 200 | 185 | 0.79 | 125 | 0.25 |
Nematodirus spp. | |||||
Adults | 135 | 15 | 0.10 | 85 | 0.50 |
L4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
Total | 135 | 15 | 0.10 | 95 | 0.50 |
Cooperia spp. | |||||
Adults | 10 | 15 | 0 | ||
L4 | 40 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 25 | 0 |