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Table 10 Results of F. hepatica faecal egg count tests according to F. hepatica enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) result on dairy farms

From: Development and validation of a protocol to identify and recruit participants into a large scale study on liver fluke in cattle

BTM ELISA (PP-value)

BTM result category

Faecal result

Total (%)

  

Negative

Positive

Not available

 

< 27

Negative

45

14

0

59 (59.0)

27–49

Low positive

16

10

1

27 (27.0)

50–99

Medium positive

1

11

0

12 (12.0)

≥ 100

High positive

1

1

0

2 (2.0)

     

100