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Table 2 Arithmetic mean (± S.E.M) [range] faecal egg counts of untreated control and fenbendazole treated lambs on day of treatment and seven days post treatment

From: Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of benzimidazole resistance in the ovine parasite Nematodirus battus

Treatment

Faecal egg count (eggs per gram)

Percentage efficacy (95% CI)*

Day 0

Day 7

1

2

3

4

Untreated

287 (±39) [203–410]

173 (±55) [32–369]

-

-

-

-

Fenbendazole

240 (±22) [162–293]

167 (±18) [117–221]

3 (0, 30)

30 (8, 47)

0 (0, 11)

30 (28, 31)

  1. *Percentage efficacy with upper and lower confidence intervals calculated using four different methodologies 1 - [32]; 2 - [33]; 3 - [34]; 4 - [35].
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Veterinary Research

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