Table 2 Species wise prevalence of toxocariasis in free-range broiler chickens by molecular method (PCR)
From: Detection of Toxocara species larvae in four Iranian free-range broiler farms
Parameter | Species | Infected | None-infected | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (Mean ± SD) | No. (Mean ± SD) | |||
Age | T. canis | 12 (9.25 ± 5.1) | 188 (16.5 ± 8.9) | 0.002 |
T. cati | 9 (11.88 ± 7.9) | 191 (16.3 ± 8.4) | 0.074 | |
Weight | T. canis | 12 (1254.2 ± 759.3) | 188 (1771.5 ± 794.0) | 0.027 |
T. cati | 9 (1311.1 ± 760.7) | 191 (1760.7 ± 797.6) | 0.123 |