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Table 2 Fecal egg counts for conservation bison herds

From: High species diversity of trichostrongyle parasite communities within and between Western Canadian commercial and conservation bison herds revealed by nemabiome metabarcoding

Herd (n)

Parasite

No. of positive individuals

EPG ± SD (range)

Prevalence (%)

GNP plains bison herd (n = 19)

Strongyle

19

11.2 ± 10.1 (2–42.0)

100

Nematodirus

4

0.04 ± 0.08 (0–0.2)

21.0

Trichuris

1

0.05 ± 0.22 (0–1.0)

5.3

Moniezia

6

48.6 ± 106.2 (0–400)

31.6

Capillaria

0

na

na

Strongyloides

0

na

na

Toxocara

0

na

na

Eimeria

2

0.28 ± 0.86 (0–3.6)

10.5

EINP plains bison herd (n = 23)

Strongyle

23

175.0 ± 143.2 (27.6–400)

100

Nematodirus

6

1.3 ± 3.8 (0–18)

26.1

Trichuris

0

na

na

Moniezia

3

2.6 ± 8.4 (0–35.6)

13.0

Capillaria

7

0.25 ± 0.70 (0–3.2)

30.4

Strongyloides

0

na

na

Toxocara

0

na

na

Eimeria

16

55.7 ± 92.7 (0–400)

69.6

EINP wood bison herd (n = 16)

Strongyle

16

45.5 ± 37.8 (11.2–130.2)

100

Nematodirus

4

0.76 ± 1.96 (0–7.2)

25

Trichuris

3

0.06 ± 0.16 (0–0.6)

18.8

Moniezia

8

26.6 ± 43.9 (0–133.3)

50

Capillaria

4

0.19 ± 0.51 (0–2)

25

Strongyloides

0

na

na

Toxocara

0

na

na

Eimeria

14

79.3 ± 97.1 (0–300)

87.5

  1. Abbreviations: GNP Grasslands National Park, EINP Elk Island National Park, n number of individuals, na not applicable