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Automated Detection of Parasitic Elements in Veterinary Fecal Samples Using a Deep Learning-Based Object Detection

Jing Yang¹, Bo Yang², Qingxiang You³

¹Faculty of Engineering, Anhui Sanlian University, Hefei 230601, China.

Veterinary Sciences

|March 27, 2026

Summary

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This study shows that YOLOv8 can accurately and quickly identify parasite eggs and cysts in veterinary fecal samples. This automated method offers a promising alternative to manual microscopy for parasite diagnosis.

Keywords:

Ascaris eggs Dipylidium egg packets Giardia cysts Spirometra eggs Trichomonas trophozoites YOLOv8 hookworm eggs

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Area of Science:

Veterinary Parasitology
Machine Learning in Diagnostics
Image Recognition Technology

Background:

Manual fecal microscopy is standard for diagnosing parasitic infections in animals but is time-consuming and prone to errors.
Automated diagnostic tools are needed to improve efficiency and consistency in veterinary parasitology.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of the YOLOv8 object detection model for the automated identification of various parasitic elements in veterinary fecal samples.
To assess the accuracy and speed of YOLOv8 in detecting six common parasitic taxa.

Main Methods:

A dataset of 326 fecal microscopy images with 3710 annotated parasitic objects was created.
The YOLOv8n model was trained and validated on this dataset, with analysis performed at magnifications of 1000×, 2500×, and 10,000×.
Performance was evaluated using mean average precision (mAP@0.5) and inference time.

Main Results:

YOLOv8n achieved a high mean average precision (mAP@0.5) of 0.982 ± 0.015 across 5-fold cross-validation.
Per-class average precision exceeded 0.97 for five of the six parasitic taxa analyzed.
The model demonstrated rapid inference times, averaging under 60 ms per image on a standard CPU.

Conclusions:

YOLOv8 is a highly accurate and efficient tool for detecting diverse parasitic elements in veterinary fecal samples.
This AI-powered approach shows significant potential for use as a clinical screening tool, improving diagnostic workflows.
Automated detection can reduce labor intensity and diagnostic variability in veterinary parasitology.