Table 1 The prevalence of helminths and/or coccidian oocysts in examined goats relative to the age
|  | Young goats (less than one year) (n = 80) | Yearlings (1 year) (n = 130) | Adults 2–5 years) (n = 200) | X2 | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | No | % | Â | ||
Trematodes | One | 1.25 | – | – | 2 | 1.0 | 13.5306 > 0.001153 | |
Tapeworms | 3 | 3.75 | 14 | 10.77 | 15 | 7.5 | ||
Nematodes | 3 | 3.75 | 7 | 5.38 | 45 | 22.5 | ||
Protozoa | 60 | 75.0 | 65 | 50.0 | 36 | 18.0 | ||
Mixed infection | 7 | 8.75 | 10 | 7.69 | 28 | 14.0 | ||
Total | 60 | 75.0 | 76 | 58.46 | 70 | 35.0 | ||