A total of 28 faecal samples of different zoo mammals and seven group faecal sample of birds were examined at the Rajkot Municipal Corporation Zoo, Rajkot. Out of this, 16 (57.14%) and seven (100%) were found positive for parasitic infection in mammals and birds respectively. Among the infected mammals 11 (68.75%), three (18.75%) and three (18.75%) were positive for nematode, cestode and intestinal protozoa, respectively. In birds, nematodes and protozoans were recorded.
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