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- Title
Evaluation of the Effects of New Combined Adsorbent on Occurrence of Pathological Lesions in Afl atoxin B1-Challenged Broiler Chickens.
- Authors
DJURDJEVIĆ, Biljana; PAJIĆ, Marko; KNEŽEVIĆ, Slobodan; POLAČEK, Vladimir; NEŠIĆ, Ksenija; VUČIĆEVIĆ, Ivana; OSTOJIĆ ANDRIĆ, Dušica
- Abstract
This experiment was performed to investigate the protective effect of a new combined adsorbent (bentonite + yeast cell wall extract) previously tested in vitro, on the occurrence of pathological lesions in broilers fed a diet contaminated with aflatoxin B1 until 21 days of age. A total of 96 one-day old Ross 308 hybrid broiler chickens were divided into four groups: group I (control), group II (5 g/kg adsorbent), group III (5 g/kg adsorbent + 2 mg/kg aflatoxin B1), and group IV (2 mg/kg aflatoxin B1). Grossly, AFB1 and AFB1+adsorbent fed birds showed enlargement, friable texture of liver and enlargement and pallorness of kidneys. Spleen revealed size reduction. No gross-pathological changes were observed in control and group II. Histopathologically, lesions were observed in aflatoxicated groups. Liver revealed vacuolar cell degeneration, periportal and perivascular infiltration of mononuclear cells. Kidneys revealed mild to moderate degree of haemorrhages, tubular epithelial necrosis and infiltration of mononuclear cells along with heterophils. In group IV, catarrhal enteritis characterized by desquamation of epithelial cells were found in the duodenum. A milder form of gross and histopathological lesions was seen in group III. In conclusion, the present study revealed that supplementation of a new combined toxin binder product in the concentration of 5 g/kg could not completely ameliorate aflatoxicity in broilers, although it met the stringent European regulation requirements for the minimum of 90% aflatoxin binding efficiency in in vitro study.
- Subjects
BROILER chickens; CELL death; CHICKS; AFLATOXINS; EPITHELIAL cells; SPLEEN
- Publication
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 2022, Vol 28, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1300-6045
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9775/kvfd.2021.26654