Study on Strongyle Infection of Donkeys and Horses in Hosaena District, Southern Ethiopia

Figures & data

Figure 1 Prevalence of strongyle infection with regard to species.

Table 1 Prevalence of Strongyle Infection Regarding Potential Risk Factors

Risk Factors	No. of Examined	No. of Positive	Prevalence	OR	95% CI (Lower-Upper)	X^2	P-value
Sex
Male	263	139	52.8	0.970	0.615–1.52	0.581	0.446
Female	121	69	57.1	Ref	Ref
Age
Young	87	49	56.3	1.06	0.583–1.95	0.342	0.843
Adult	267	142	53.2	Ref	Ref
Old	30	17	56.6	0.896	0.274–2.92
Body condition
Good	114	66	57.8	Ref	Ref	1.23	0.541
Medium	107	54	50.4	0.803	0.391–1.64
Poor	88	163	53.9	0.889	0.451–1.75
Purpose
Transport and packing	42	27	64.2	1.58	0.589–4.23	3.49	0.479
Transport	55	30	54.5	1.07	0.366–3.13
Packing	173	86	49.7	1.03	0.355–3.01
No purpose	79	45	56.9	0.997	0.345–2.87
Cart pulling	35	20	57.1	Ref	Ref

Table 2 Prevalence of Helminth Infestation in Donkeys of the Study Areas

Egg per Gram of Faeces (EPG)	Degree of Infection (%)			X^2	p-value
	Mild	Moderate	Severe
Strongyle egg	8 (3.85)	54 (25.9)	146 (70.2)	353.17	0.0001