Table 5.

Descriptive statistics for fecal egg counts (FEC; eggs per gram of feces) for various classes of gastrointestinal nematodes and performance for 100 Ghezel lambs from five flocks.

Measurement	Mean	Median	SD	Minimum value	Maximum value
Strongyle FEC	4.44	0	9.38	0	61.25
Nematodirus FEC	8.41	3	13.55	0	73.50
Trichurus FEC	0.22	0	1.00	0	8.75
Marshallagia FEC	4.06	0	7.30	0	31.50
Total nematode FEC	171.28	105	202.24	0	997.50
Body weight, kg	31.84	31	5.89	19.7	47.50
PCV, %	33.04	33	3.93	21.0	46.00
FAMACHA score	1.78	2	0.74	1.0	4.00

Two fecal samples were obtained from each lamb. Samples were taken weekly beginning at approximately 31 days after deworming.