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The weaners had the highest\n                      <jats:italic>Ascaris<\/jats:italic>\n                      prevalence (96.15%) with the piglets recording the least (59.25%). On the other hand, the piglets had the highest prevalence (88.89%) for\n                      <jats:italic>Cryptosporidium<\/jats:italic>\n                      with the boars, sows and weaners recording 75.86%, 75.42% and 73.08% respectively. The prevalence of\n                      <jats:italic>Ascaris<\/jats:italic>\n                      was high in farm D (78.57%) while\n                      <jats:italic>Cryptosporidium<\/jats:italic>\n                      was highest in farm C (86.11%). 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