The Effect of Season and Meteorological Conditions on Parasite Infection in Farm-Maintained Mouflons (Ovis aries Musimon)

Table 5

Prevalence (%) of Eimeria protozoans and gastrointestinal nematodes in mouflons throughout the year.

(a)

Month	Eimeria protozoans
	E. parva		E. bakuensis		E. crandalis		E. intricata		E. ovinoidalis		Total protozoans
		E.I. (%)		E.I. (%)		E.I. (%)		E.I. (%)		E.I. (%)		E.I. (%)
January	6/42	14.3	13/42	31.0	8/42	19.0	5/42	11.9	9/42	21.4	21/42	50.0
February	10/44	22.7	19/44	43.2	3/44	6.8	1/44	2.3	16/44	36.4	27/44	61.4
March	12/38	31.6	14/38	36.8	4/38	10.5	4/38	10.5	10/38	26.3	20/38	52.6
April	10/41	24.4	20/41	48.8	9/41	22.0	8/41	19.5	16/41	39.0	29/41	70.7
May	11/41	26.8	29/41	70.7	14/41	34.1	8/41	19.5	26/41	63.4	37/41	90.2
June	13/39	33.3	25/39	64.1	16/39	41.0	14/39	35.9	33/39	84.6	36/39	92.3
July	15/39	38.5	22/39	56.4	18/39	46.2	14/39	35.9	30/39	76.9	35/39	89.7
August	15/36	41.7	16/36	44.4	15/36	41.7	7/36	19.4	18/36	50.0	29/36	80.6
September	8/24	33.3	14/24	58.3	9/24	37.5	9/24	37.5	10/24	41.7	24/24	100.0
October	7/29	24.1	8/29	27.6	5/29	17.2	8/29	27.6	11/29	37.9	21/29	72.4
November	8/27	29.6	6/27	22.2	3/27	11.1	10/27	37.0	7/27	25.9	20/27	74.1
December	6/26	23.1	11/26	42.3	5/26	19.2	8/26	30.8	7/26	26.9	20/26	76.9

(b)

Month	Gastrointestinal nematodes
	Strongyloides sp.		Capillaria sp.		Trichuris ovis		Nematodirus sp.		Chabertia ovina		Trichostrongylidae		Total nematodes
		E.I. (%)		E.I. (%)		E.I. (%)		E.I. (%)		E.I. (%)		E.I. (%)		E.I. (%)
January	24/42	57.1	19/42	45.2	7/42	16.7	24/42	57.1	14/42	33.3	21/42	50.0	39/42	92.9
February	23/44	52.3	9/44	20.5	4/44	9.1	13/44	29.5	10/44	22.7	20/44	45.5	32/44	72.7
March	20/38	52.6	10/38	26.3	7/38	18.4	11/38	28.9	10/38	26.3	18/38	47.4	24/38	63.2
April	16/41	39.0	8/41	19.5	6/41	14.6	7/41	17.1	8/41	19.5	18/41	43.9	27/41	65.9
May	14/41	34.1	7/41	17.1	5/41	12.2	6/41	14.6	8/41	19.5	17/41	41.5	27/41	65.9
June	19/39	48.7	5/39	12.8	9/39	23.1	4/39	10.3	9/39	23.1	19/39	48.7	29/39	74.4
July	23/39	59.0	8/39	20.5	11/39	28.2	11/39	28.2	10/39	25.6	27/39	69.2	34/39	87.2
August	15/36	41.7	9/36	25.0	7/36	19.4	11/36	30.6	10/36	27.8	19/36	52.8	25/36	69.4
September	7/24	29.2	1/24	4.2	1/24	4.2	1/24	4.2	0/24	0.0	9/24	37.5	14/24	58.3
October	7/29	24.1	4/29	13.8	4/29	13.8	3/29	10.3	3/29	10.3	10/29	34.5	15/29	51.7
November	15/27	55.6	3/27	11.1	7/27	25.9	8/27	29.6	5/27	18.5	18/27	66.7	24/27	88.9
December	12/26	46.2	7/26	26.9	6/26	23.1	7/26	26.9	8/26	30.8	19/26	73.1	22/26	84.6