Research Article
Detection of Parasites and Parasitic Infections of Free-Ranging Wildlife on a Game Ranch in Zambia: A Challenge for Disease Control
Table 1
Totals on the game ranch and number examined.
| | Species | Total on Game Ranch (2005) | Animals examined (n) | | Sacrificed 2004 | Sacrificed 2005 | Immobilized 2005 | Total examined |
| | Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) | 57 | — | — | 4 | 4 | | Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) | 63 | 3 | 5 | — | 8 | | Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) | 25 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | Impala (Aepyceros melampus) | 509 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | | Kafue lechwe (kobus leche kafuensis) | 380 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | | Puku (Kobus vardoni) | 252 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | | Reedbuck (Redunca redunca) | 72 | — | — | 4 | 4 | | Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) | 41 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | | Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) | 42 | 2 | — | — | 2 | | Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) | 205 | 4 | — | — | 4 | | Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) | 60 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | | Zebra (Equus burchelli) | 80 | 5 | 3 | — | 8 |
| | Totals | 1,786 | 35 | 21 | 39 | 95 |
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