Table 1 Fecal egg counts for commercial bison herd production groups (58 groups sampled)
Parasite | No. of positive production groups | EPG ± SD (range) | Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Strongyle | 57 | 72.0 ± 99.6 (0–493) | 98.3 |
Nematodirus | 15 | 5.1 ± 11.0 (0–42.5) | 25.9 |
Trichuris | 9 | 18.0 ± 61.4 (0–408) | 15.5 |
Moniezia | 11 | 20.7 ± 57.9 (0–306) | 19.0 |
Capillaria | 1 | 0.7 ± 4.8 (0–34) | 1.7 |
Strongyloides | 0 | na | 0 |
Toxocara | 0 | na | 0 |
Eimeria | 49 | 656.7 ± 1124.2 (0–7174.0) | 84.5 |