Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Table 2 The prevalence of helminth and/or coccidian oocysts in examined goats relative to the sex

From: Prevalence and associated risk factors of gastrointestinal helminths and coccidian infections in domestic goats, Capra hircus, in Minya, Egypt

	Males (n = 105)		Females (n = 305)		X²	P
	No	%	No	%
Trematodes	one	0.95	2	0.66	14.35 > 0.000152
Tapeworms	14	13.3	18	5.9
Nematodes	8	7.62	47	15.4
Protozoa	22	20.95	139	45.57
Mixed infection	19	18.1	26	8.52
Total	26	24.76	180	59.02

P value is considered significant at > 0.05
X² = Chi²

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