A comparison of Mini-FLOTAC and McMaster techniques in detecting gastrointestinal parasites in West Africa Dwarf sheep and goats and crossbreed rabbits

McMaster (McM) method is one of the most widely used techniques for assessment faecal parasites shedding in veterinary practices because its simplicity. However, due to light sensitivity, recently, Mini-FLOTAC (MF) has been introduced as a possible alternative worm egg counts. This study aims compare diagnosis performance MF McM technique. Faecal samples from 40 animals randomly selected sheep, goats and rabbits’ farms were collected examined individually using techniques. A statistical difference (p < 0.001) strongylida counts small ruminants oocyst Eimeria spp rabbits both was observed. eggs per gram feces sheep (MF: 202.01 vs McM: 174.75) goat 147.36 143.75) oocysts 130.75 130.5) revealed no significant > 0.05). showed better diagnostic term prevalence 32.5–100% 7.5–70%) precision values 85.52–90.44% 49.52–63.07%). demonstrated that appears be more reliable technique practices.