Effects of adding humate and hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate to contaminated chicken diets on aflatoxicosis
Abstract: A total number of 360, one-day old unsexed El-Salam chicks, were divided randomly into six groups of 60 chicks each that represents 6 dietary treatments, each in 3 replicates. Chicks of treatment 1 received the basal diet without supplementation. Chicks of treatment 2 received the basal diet contaminated with 1 ppm aflatoxin B/ kg diet (AF-diet). Chicks of treatment 3, 4, 5 and 6 were fed the AF-diet supplemented with 0.1, 0.25, 0.40% humate or 0.50% hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate (HSCAS), respectively. The experimental diets were fed from 1 day old to 5Ch day of age (treated period), thereafter, chicks of each group were fed the control diet without supplementation till the end of the 841 day of age (57 - 84) as a recovery period.
The results showed that:
1- Chicks fed aflatoxin contaminated diet (AF-diet) recorded lower body weight, feed intake, lower feed conversion and higher mortality rate than the control diet at the end of the treated period.
2- Relative weights of liver, kidney, spleen and proventriculus significantly increased in birdsfed aflatoxin contaminated diet (AF-diet(.
3- Chicks fed diets contaminated with 1 ppm of aflatoxin B/ kg diet exhibited lower values of serum total protein, albumin, total lipids, cholesterol and uric acid and higher values of liver enzyme functions.
4- The digestion coefficients of nutrients were significantly decreased in aflatoxin fed group.
5-Addition of humate at levels of 0.10, 0.25 and 0.40% protected chick body weight by ( 60.77, 78.55 and 80.36%) , feed intake by ( 52.86, 63.98 and 50.00%) and feed conversion ratio by (70.30, 89.05 and 95.30% ), respectively, against 1 ppm AFB1 at 8 weeks of age. Addition of HSCAS protected chick body weight by (73.52%) feed intake by ( 53.44 %) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) by ( 85.95 %) against 1 ppm AFB1 at 8 weeks of age .A recovery period, may overcomes some toxic symptoms in chicks.
Keywords: Aflatoxin, humate, aluminosilicate, prevention, chicks
Publication year 2011
Pages 277-293
Availability location معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى-شارع نادى الصيد- الدقى- الجيزة
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serial title Egyptian Journal of Animal Production
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External authors (outside ARC)
    يحى زكريا عيد جامعة كفر الشيخ
Agris Categories Animal physiology - Nutrition
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Aflatoxins. Chicks. Kidneys. Liver. Mortality. Performance testing. Proventriculus. Spleen.
Proposed Agrovoc prevention;aluminosilicate;
Publication Type Journal
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