Evaluation of Effectiveness of a Novel Multicomponent Mycotoxins Detoxification Agent in the Presence of AFB1 and T-2 Toxin on Broiler Chicks

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) 2023-02, Vol.11 (3), p.574
• Main Authors: Stefanović, Darko, Marinković, Darko, Trailović, Saša, Vasiljević, Marko, Farkaš, Hunor, Raj, Jog, Tolimir, Nataša, Radulović, Stamen, Nešić, Vladimir, Trailović, Jelena Nedeljković, Petrujkić, Branko
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Additives; AFB1; Aflatoxin B1; Aflatoxins; Agricultural commodities; Aluminum; Animals; Biological products; Body weight; Body weight gain; broiler chicks; Broilers (Poultry); Carcinogens; Care and treatment; Chicks; Detoxification; detoxification agent; Diet; Feed conversion; Feed efficiency; Feeds; Food contamination & poisoning; Fungi; Health aspects; health status; Juveniles; Laboratories; Metabolites; Mycotoxins; Poultry; Public health; T-2 toxin; Testing; Toxicity; Toxins
• ISSN: 2076-2607; 2076-2607
• DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11030574

This experimental study was conducted to determine the ability of a novel mycotoxins detoxification agent (MR) at a concentration of 0.2% to reduce the toxicity of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) or T-2 toxin, alone or in combination, and to examine its effect on performance, pathohistological changes (PH) and the residue of these toxins in the tissues of broiler chicks. A total of 96 broiler chicks were divided into eight equal groups: group C, which served as control (without any additives); group MR, which received the novel detoxification agent (supplemented with 0.2%); group E-I (0.1 mg AFB1/kg of diet); group E-II (0.1 mg AFB1/kg of diet + MR 0.2%); group E-III (0.5 mg T-2 toxin/kg of diet); group E-IV (0.5 mg T-2 toxin/kg of diet + 0.2% MR); group E-V (combination of 0.1 mg AFB1/kg, 0.5 mg T-2 toxin/kg of diet); and group E-VI (combination of 0.1 mg AFB1/kg, 0.5 mg T-2 toxin + 0.2% MR). Results indicate that feeds containing AFB1 and T-2 toxin, alone or in combination, adversely affected the health and performance of poultry. However, the addition of MR to diets containing AFB1 and T-2 toxin singly and in combination exerted a positive effect on body weight, feed intake, weight gain, feed efficiency and microscopic lesions in visceral organs. Residual concentration of AFB1 in liver samples was significantly ( < 0.05) decreased when chicks were fed diets supplemented with 0.2% of MR.