All of Duff Sandness's (KS) and Pam Adams's (MD) bucks had zero egg counts, along with 3 out of 4 of Merritt Burke's (DE) bucks.
Fecal samples are analyzed by Dr. Dahlia Jackson's lab at Delaware State University. The modified McMaster technique is used to determine the number of worm eggs contained in a gram of feces. The technique uses a special slide for counting eggs.

The low egg counts are consistent with observations and other data. FAMACHA© scores averaged 1.70 on July 18.
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