TABLE 3.

Prevalence of intestinal parasites identified in faecal samples of Canada geese inhabited in Broken Arrow, Tulsa county

	Sampling locations in Broken Arrow, Tulsa county (total number of samples)				Total (n = 30)
	L‐10 (n = 19)		L‐11 (n = 11)
Parasites	Positive number	Prevalence % (95% CI)	Positive number	Prevalence % (95% CI)	Positive number	Prevalence % (95% CI)
Ascarid eggs	3	15.8 (4.4–39.2)	5	45.5 (20.0–73.5)	8	26.7 (13.1–44.9)
Capillaria eggs	0	0.0 (0.0–17.6)	0	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	0	0.0 (0.0–11.2)
Cestode eggs	0	0.0 (0.0–17.6)	0	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	0	0.0 (0.0–11.2)
Cryptosporidium oocysts	0	0.0 (0.0–17.6)	0	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	0	0.0 (0.0–11.2)
Giardia cyst/trophozoites	0	0.0 (0.0–17.6)	0	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	0	0.0 (0.0–11.2)
Coccidian oocysts	16	84.2 (60.8–95.6)	10	90.0 (59.6–99.5)	26	86.7 (70.2–95.3)
Schistosome eggs	0	0.0 (0.0–17.6)	0	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	0	0.0 (0.0–11.2)
Strongylid eggs	7	36.8 (17.6–60.8)	2	18.2 (3.3–50.0)	9	30.0 (16.3–48.3)
Strongyloides eggs	0	0.0 (0.0–17.6)	0	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	0	0.0 (0.0–11.2)
Total parasites detected	26	n/a	17	n/a	43	n/a

Note: A total of 43 parasites with three different parasite groups/genera were detected in 30 faecal samples.