Research Article
Prevalence of Haemonchus contortus Infections in Sheep and Goats in Nyagatare District, Rwanda
Table 1
Prevalence of H. contortus infectionin small ruminants of Nyagatare district.
| | Category | Positive animals () | Negative animals () | Total animals () |
| | Sheep | | | | | Male sheep | 111 (83.5) | 22 (16.5) | 133 (42.4) | | Adult male | 41 (82.0) | 9 (18.0) | 50 (15.9) | | Young male | 70 (84.3) | 13 (15.7) | 83 (26.4) | | Female sheep | 151 (83.4) | 30 (16.6) | 181 (57.6) | | Adult female | 103 (85.8) | 17 (14.2) | 120 (38.2) | | Young female | 48 (78.7) | 13 (21.3) | 61 (19.4) | | Overall sheep | 262 (83.4) | 52 (16.6) | 314 (100.0) |
| | Goats | | | | | Male goats | 99 (64.3) | 55 (35.7) | 154 (24.3) | | Adult male | 42 (66.7) | 21 (33.3) | 63 (9.9) | | Young male | 57 (62.6) | 34 (37.4) | 91 (14.3) | | Female goats | 357 (74.2) | 124 (25.8) | 481 (75.7) | | Adult female | 221 (74.2) | 77 (25.8) | 298 (46.9) | | Young female | 136 (74.3) | 47 (25.7) | 183 (28.8) | | Overall goats | 456 (71.8) | 179 (28.2) | 635 (100.0) |
| | Total animals | 718 (75.7) | 231 (24.3) | 949 (100.0) |
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