Table 4.
Mean gastrointestinal parasite eggs per gram (±SE) of fecal material and goat hematological parameters in different seasons and goat sexes.
| Parameters | Season | Sex | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | Summer | Female | Male | |
| Gastrointestinal parasites | ||||
| Eimeria spp. | 216.09a±8.39 | 187.27b±8.39 | 201.34a±8.14 | 202.03a±9.19 |
| Trichuris spp. | 203.35a±8.23 | 185.64a±8.23 | 186.45a±7.99 | 202.54a±9.02 |
| Strongyloides papillosus | 192.29a±8.49 | 173.19a±8.49 | 174.35a±8.24 | 191.13a±9.30 |
| Moniezia spp. | 185.95a±6.11 | 173.10a±6.11 | 258.58a±5.93 | 100.47b±6.70 |
| Strongyles | 302.90a±11.0 | 246.00b±11.0 | 260.50a±10.6 | 266.40a±12.0 |
| Mean FEC | 220.11 | 193.04 | 202.24 | 206.57 |
| Hematological parameters | ||||
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 7.34b±0.16 | 10.08a±0.16 | 9.33a±0.16 | 8.09b±0.18 |
| PCV (%) | 25.58b±0.37 | 28.52a±0.37 | 28.50a±0.36 | 25.60b±0.41 |
| MCH (pg) | 4.47b±0.16 | 5.47a±0.16 | 5.62a±0.15 | 4.32b±0.17 |
a,b,cRow means with different superscripts differs significantly (p<0.05); FEC=Fecal egg count, PCV=Packed cell volume, MCH=Mean corpuscular hemoglobin