Survey of internal parasites of the (red fronted gazelle (in Kuku Zoo

Abstract

An investigation was undertaken in KuKu Zoo, to determine internal parasitic eggs, of the red fronted gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons) The methods used were flotation, direct smears and sedimentation procedures on fecal samples collected from 2 individuals of red fronted gazelle. The results revealed the infestation of the animals with Eimeria.sp and Nematoda with 25% and 12.5 %, respectively.