Table 1 Investigated parameters and recovery of larvae from tissues of free-range broiler chickens by digestion method and microscopic observation
From: Detection of Toxocara species larvae in four Iranian free-range broiler farms
Subject (No.) | Parameters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chickens (200) | Age, month | Weight, gram | Female | Male | Infection rate |
|  | Min-max (Mean ± SD) | Min-max (Mean ± SD) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
2–48 (16.1 ± 8.4) | 150–4000 (1740.5 ± 799.7) | 156 (78.0) | 44 (22.0) | 33 (16.5) | |
Organs (800) | Infection rate, No. (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Gizzard | Liver | Lungs | Heart | Total |
23 (11.5) | 19 (9.5) | 4 (2.0) | 3 (1.5) | 49 (6.1) | |