The effect of NovaSil dietary supplementation on the growth and health performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed aflatoxin-B1 contaminated feed

The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of NovaSil (NS) clay to sorb and mitigate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Growth performance, targeted innate immunological function, intestinal microbial community and histology were evaluated...

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Published in:Aquaculture 2013-02, Vol.376-379, p.117-123
Main Authors: Zychowski, Katherine E., Pohlenz, Camilo, Mays, Travis, Romoser, Amelia, Hume, Michael, Buentello, Alejandro, Gatlin, Delbert M., Phillips, Timothy D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aflatoxin
aflatoxin B1
Animal and plant ecology
Animal aquaculture
Animal productions
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Aquaculture
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Brackish
Clay
Contamination
decontamination
denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
dietary supplements
digestive system
Enterosorption
feed contamination
feed conversion
feed supplements
Feeds
fish
fish feeding
fish production
Fresh water ecosystems
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
growth performance
hepatosomatic index
histology
histopathology
immunity
intestinal microorganisms
liveweight gain
macrophages
Metabolites
microbial communities
Montmorillonite
Oreochromis niloticus
Physical growth
protective effect
species diversity
superoxide anion
Synecology
Tilapia
Toxicity
weight gain
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Summary:The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of NovaSil (NS) clay to sorb and mitigate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Growth performance, targeted innate immunological function, intestinal microbial community and histology were evaluated after feeding tilapia diets with or without AFB1 and/or NS for 10weeks. Aflatoxin B1 at concentrations of 1.5 and 3.0ppm significantly (P
ISSN:0044-8486
1873-5622
DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.11.020