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Therefore, the objective of the study was to quantify faecal egg counts of gastrointestinal parasites (helminths and coccidia) in free-range yaks from Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, Northwest China.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Parasites were detected in 290 of 733 (39.56%) faecal samples. The results showed that Strongylidae, <jats:italic>Trichuris<\/jats:italic> spp<jats:italic>.<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Eimeria<\/jats:italic> spp<jats:italic>.<\/jats:italic> were detected all year round, <jats:italic>Strongyloides papillosus<\/jats:italic> was detected in autumn and summer, and <jats:italic>Nematodirus<\/jats:italic> spp. was detected in both autumn and spring. In contrast, <jats:italic>Fasciola<\/jats:italic> spp. was only detected in spring. The prevalence rates of parasitic infections in different seasons were significantly different.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>To our knowledge, this is the first investigation of gastrointestinal parasites in yaks (<jats:italic>Bos grunniens<\/jats:italic>) in Gansu, China. 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