Table 1.
Geographical location, type and age of the flocks sampled in this study
| Farm | Location/province | Type | Age (days) | Anticococidials | Oocyst concentrationa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghasr-e-Shirin/Kermanshah | Bro | 15 | None | - |
| 2 | Hamedan | Bro | 15 | NA | - |
| 3 | Broojerd/Lorestan | Bro | 25 | Maduramycin | - |
| 4 | Varamin/Tehran | Bro | 31 | Livacox® | + |
| 5 | Broojerd/Lorestan | Bro | 25 | Salinomycin | - |
| 6 | Razan/Hamedan | Bro | 22 | NA | + |
| 7 | Hamedan | Bro | 43 | Salinomycin | +++ |
| 8 | Garmsar/Semnan | Bro | 30 | Salinimycin | - |
| 9 | NazarAbaad/Alborz | Bro | 40 | None | - |
| 10 | Qazvin/Qazvin | Bro | 45 | Salinimycin-Diclazuril | - |
| 11 | Qazvin/Qazvin | Bro | 45 | Salinimycin-Diclazuril | - |
| 12 | Qa'emshahr/Mazandaran | Bro | 32 | NA | - |
| 13 | Shirgah/Mazandaran | Bro | 21 | NA | - |
| 14b | Arth/Mazandaran | Bro | 41 | Maduramycin | ++++ |
| 15b | Duke/Mazandaran | Bro | 44 | Maduramycin | ++++ |
| 16b | Kotena/Mazandarn | Bro | 39 | NA | ++ |
| 17 | Semnan | Bro | 24 | Maduramycin | + |
| 18 | Eshtehard/Alborz | Bro | 27 | None | - |
| 19 | Garmsar/Semnan | Bro | 37 | Maduramycin | + |
| 20 | Pakdasht/Tehran | Bro | 38 | None | ++ |
| 21 | Razan/Hamedan | Bro | 32 | Maduramycin | ++++ |
| 22b | Qazvin/Qazvin | Bro | 31 | NA | + |
| 23 | Qom/Qom | Bro | 31 | NA | + |
| 24 | Shahryar/Tehran | Bro | 29 | NA | + |
| 25 | Qazvin/Qazvin | Bre | 90 | NA | - |
| 26 | Qazvin/Qazvin | Bre | 62 | NA | - |
| 27 | Hamedan/Hamedan | Bro | 40 | None | - |
| 28 | Karaj/Alborz | Bro | 38 | Salinomycin | - |
| 29 | Mahabad/West Azarbaijan | Bro | 41 | NA | - |
| 30 | Sardasht/West Azarbaijan | Bro | 37 | None | - |
| 31 | Garmsar/Semnan | Bro | 30 | Salinomycin | - |
| 32 | Nazarabad/Aalborz | Bro | 40 | None | - |
| 33 | Razan/Hamedan | Bro | 38 | None | - |
| 34 | Malayer/Hamedan | Bro | 36 | Maduramycin | - |
| 35 | Ilam/Ilam | Bro | 45 | NA | - |
| 36 | Shahryar/Tehran | Bro | 32 | NA | - |
| 37 | Mahabad/West Azarbaijan | Bro | 32 | NA | - |
| 38 | Marvdasht/Fars | Bro | 42 | NA | - |
| 39 | Mahabad/West Azarbaijan | Bro | 30 | NA | - |
| 40 | Mahabad/West Azarbaijan | Bro | 30 | NA | - |
| 41 | Kordan/Tehran | Bro | 30 | NA | - |
| 42 | Rasht/Gilan | Bro | 47 | Monensin | - |
| 43 | Eslamshahr/Tehran | Bro | 42 | Maduramycin | - |
| 44 | Qazvin/Qazvin | Bre | 70 | NA | - |
| 45b | Qa'emshahr/Mazandaran | Bro | 35 | NA | ++ |
| 46b | Qa'emshahr/Mazandaran | Bro | 40 | NA | ++ |
| 47 | Shahryar/Tehran | Bro | 25 | None | - |
| 48 | Ilam/Ilam | Bro | 32 | None | - |
| 49 | Ilam/Ilam | Bro | 31 | None | - |
| 50 | Buinzahra/Qazvin | Bro | 52 | None | - |
Bro: Broiler; Bre: Breeder; None: No anticoccidial; NA: Using and/or the kind of anticoccidial treatment in the farm were not applicable. a:determined by the intensity of oocysts present in a microscopic field: -: no oocyst, +: 10>, ++: <20>, +++: <50> and ++++: >50 oocyst in microscopic field; b:litter sample