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  • Title: A method for the interpretation of parasite egg counts in faeces of sheep.
    Author: Tarazona JM.
    Journal: Vet Parasitol; 1986 Nov; 22(1-2):113-9. PubMed ID: 3788018.
    Abstract:
    A new method for the interpretation of strongyloid egg counts in faeces in sheep flocks is proposed. The "Flock Parasitism Index" (FPI) is based on three epizootiological concepts: extent of parasitism, distribution of its intensity, and risk of pasture contamination by eggs. In the estimation of FPI from a number of faecal samples from different animals in a flock, the percentage of parasitized sheep and the distribution of parasitized animals of the sample into the classical categories of "low", "moderate" and "high" from the number of eggs per gram of faeces (EPG) and the arithmetic mean of EPG of the sample are considered. The pathogenic and epizootiological importance of each one of the "low", "moderate" and "high" categories are considered to be 0.1, 0.5 and 1, respectively. From the relationship between EPG and worm burdens, probabilities for "low", "moderate" and "high" distributions are calculated, and from the percentages of worm burdens estimated and their levels of confidence at 95% it is suggested that values of FPI equal to 2.0 must be considered as the limit of parasitism where economic losses are tolerable.
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