Table 2.
Occurrence of parasites in faecal samples from semi-domesticated reindeer in Spierttagáisá, Finnmark
| Grazing area | n positive | Median | Mean | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spierttagáisá | N total = 46 N calves = 34 N adults = 12 |
% positive | 95% CI | epg/opg | epg/opg | epg/opg |
| Strongylid | 39 | 84.8 | 71.8–92.43 | 30 | 46 | 10–250 |
| Strongylid (calves) | 30 | 88.2 | 73.4–95.3 | 35 | 45 | 10–140 |
| Strongylid (adults) | 9 | 75.0 | 46.8–91.1 | 30 | 52 | 10–250 |
| Nematodirinae sp. | 21 | 45.7 | 32.2–59.8 | 40 | 63 | 10–280 |
| Nematodirinae sp. (calves) | 16 | 47.1 | 31.5–63.3 | 45 | 73 | 10–280 |
| Nematodirinae sp. (adults) | 5 | 41.7 | 19.3–68.1 | 10 | 32 | 10–110 |
| Capillaria sp. | 1 | 2.2 | 0.4–11.3 | 20 | – | – |
| Capillaria sp. (calves) | 0 | 0 | 0–10.2 | – | – | – |
| Capillaria sp. (adults) | 1 | 1 | 1.5–35.4 | 20 | – | – |
| Moniezia sp. | 10 | 21.7 | 12.3–35.6 | – | – | – |
| Moniezia sp. (calves) | 9 | 26.5 | 14.6–43.1 | – | – | – |
| Moniezia sp. (adults) | 1 | 8.3 | 1.5–35.4 | – | – | – |
| Dictyocaulus sp. | 15 | 32.6 | 20.1–47.0 | – | – | – |
| Dictyocaulus sp. (calves) | 14 | 41.2 | 26.4–57.8 | – | – | – |
| Dictyocaulus sp. (adults) | 1 | 8.3 | 1.5–35.4 | – | – | – |
| Protostrongylid L1 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.4–11.3 | – | – | – |
| Protostrongylid L1 (calves) | 0 | 0 | 0–10.2 | – | – | – |
| Protostrongylid L1 (adults) | 1 | 8.3 | 1.5–35.4 | – | – | – |
| Eimeria sp. | 7 | 15.2 | 7.6–28.2 | 600 | 6886 | 200–45,200 |
| Eimeria sp. (calves) | 7 | 20.6 | 10.4–36.8 | 500 | 6886 | 200–45,200 |
| Eimeria sp. (adults) | 0 | 0 | 0 -30.1 | – | – | – |
| Giardia duodenalis | 5 | 10.9 | 4.7–23.0 | – | – | – |
| G. duodenalis (calves) | 5 | 14.7 | 6.5–30.1 | – | – | – |
| G. duodenalis (adults) | 0 | 0 | 0–30.1 | – | – | – |
| Cryptosporidium sp. | 0 | 0 | 0–7.7 | – | – | – |
| Cryptosporidium sp. (calves) | 0 | 0 | 0–10.2 | – | – | – |
| Cryptosporidium sp. (adults) | 0 | 0 | 0–30.1 | – | – | – |