Research Article
The Efficacy of Aflatoxin and Mycosorb Adsorbent on Blood Parameters, Proventriculus Weight and Length and Gizzard Erosion in Broiler Chickens
Author(s): Shabnam Hasani and Navid Hosseini Mansoub*
Aflatoxins (AFs) are groups of toxins of fungus that are mainly produced in Aspergillus parasiticus. This study was conducted in order to evaluate the prohibitory effect of mycosorb adsorbent from aflatoxin toxicity. The experiment was carried out with 400 broiler chickens. Treatment 1 was fed the basal ration treatment 2 containing 1ppm AFs, treatment 3 received the feed containing 1ppm AFs and 0.25% Mycosorb adsorbent and treatment 4 was given the feed containing 0.25% Mycosorb adsorbent. Results have shown that 1ppm AFs in diet in comparison to control treatment caused significant increase in gizzard weight and damaged to some of blood factors at the end of rearing (p>0.05). In contrast enlargement of proventriculus was increased significantly in both (21 and 42) rearing period (p<0.05) as well as deteriorated effect on gizzard (gizzard erosion) was recognized. Level.. Read More»
