Animal species Parasitic species Worm egg count per gram of faeces Number of positive cases expressed as a percentage of the total number examined Oryx gazella Strongyle 200-2000 57.14 Trichuris spp 100-1000 7.14 Coccidia oocyst 300-1000 28.57 Antidorcus marsupialis Strongyle >200 24 Strongyle papillosus 11-200 7 Toxocara spp 1-10 2 Trichuris spp 1-5 5 Coccidia oocyst 1-1000 44 Unidentified muscle larvae N/A 0.4 Skrjabinodera kuelzii N/A 77.14

Table 1: Prevalences of parasites eggs detected in farmed Oryx gazelle and Antidorcus marsupialis in Namibia at slaughter.