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The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of iohexol as an IP marker in broilers challenged with <jats:italic>Eimeria maxima<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Clostridium perfringens<\/jats:italic>, or both during both peak challenge (day [d] 21) and recovery (d 28) periods. One-day-old male Ross 708 birds (n = 56) were distributed into 4 treatment groups: NC (no-challenge control); EM (challenged with 5,000\u00a0<jats:italic>E<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>maxima<\/jats:italic> sporulated oocysts\/bird on d 15); CP (challenged with 1.0 \u00d7 10<jats:sup>8<\/jats:sup> CFUs\/bird of <jats:italic>C<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>perfringens<\/jats:italic> on d 19 and d 20); and EM + CP (challenged by co-infection of <jats:italic>E<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>maxima<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>C<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>perfringens<\/jats:italic> as described). On d 21 and d 28, each bird received an iohexol dose of 64.7\u00a0mg\/kg body weight via oral gavage. One hour later, blood samples were collected from 14 birds (12 in EM) per group on d 21 and from 7 birds (6 in EM) on d 28. For lesion scoring and ileum collection, 7 birds per group (6 birds in EM) were sampled on each d 21 and d 28. Birds in the EM and EM + CP groups had lower body weight gain (BWG) compared to the NC and CP groups on d 19\u201321 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> \u2264 0.05). These birds also exhibited significantly greater lesion scores and markedly higher serum iohexol levels on d 21 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> \u2264 0.05). However, no significant differences in serum iohexol levels were observed among treatment groups following recovery on d 28. Moreover, significant differentials were observed in the mRNA abundance of key tight junction proteins (CLDN1, CLDN2, and ZO3), pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1\u03b2, IFN\u03b3, and IL-22), and gut health markers (GLP2, OLFM4, and MUC2) in the EM and EM + CP groups compared to the NC and CP groups on d 21. 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