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Table 3 Mean faecal egg counts of nematodes in sheep before and after treatment

From: Field evaluation of the efficacy of common anthelmintics used in the control of gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep in Dabat district, Northwest Ethiopia

Anthelmintic

Mean FEC ± SEM

EPG reduction

95% CI

Day 0

Day 3

Day 7

Day 10

Day 14

Lower

Upper

Albendazole

346.7 ± 119.6

216.7 ± 102

110 ± 71.2

33.3 ± 54.7

16.7 ± 37.9

97.2

93.3

98.8

Tetramisole

323.3 ± 119.4

236.7 ± 109.8

103.3 ± 89

27 ± 51.9

6.7 ± 25.4

98.9

95.3

99.7

Ivermectin

316.7 ± 102

243.3 ± 93.5

133.3 ± 71.1

30.0 ± 46.6

13.3 ± 34.6

97.7

94.0

99.1

Control

300.0 ± 105.1

313.3 ± 113.7

436.7 ± 147.5

513.3 ± 119.6

586.7 ± 165.6

NA

NA

NA

  1. FEC Faecal egg count, SEM standard error of the mean, NA not applicable