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Seasonal changes of impala ( Aepyceros melampus , Lichtenstein, 1812) faecal helminth egg counts through a one‐year period
Author(s) -
Ocaido M.,
Siefert L.,
Baranga J.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1999.00179.x
Subject(s) - rangeland , zoology , biology , national park , helminths , ice calving , veterinary medicine , ecology , pregnancy , medicine , genetics , lactation
The study was done in Lake Mburo area, Uganda, consisting of Lake Mburo National Park and surrounding ranches. The study involved monitoring changes of output of helminth eggs per gram (e.p.g.) by impala for 12 months. Fresh faecal samples, 178 in total, were collected from the rangeland and subjected to floatation and culture tests. There was a peak faecal e.p.g. output from March to April and from October to November. This period coincided with time of high rainfall and calving peak of impala. There was no faecal e.p.g. observed during the dry spell from June to July.