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Aflatoxins in poultry feed: Present status and future concerns

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Animal and poultry science

Abstract

Aflatoxin B1, a mycotoxin that belongs to the group of aflatoxins, is mostly produced by A. flavus or A. parasiticus species of Aspergillus. Both human and animal health are adversely affected by these hazardous secondary metabolites. They can get into the food chain through tainted fruits and crops as well as through processed foods and animal feed. Products from agriculture and the food industry, such as cereals, spices, nuts, fruits, vegetables, and dry fruits, might contain aflatoxin B1. It has been shown in numerous investigations that feeding broilers pure aflatoxin B1 has a negative impact on their growth. Higher levels of Aflatoxin B1 (1–5 mg/kg) have been shown to be hepatotoxic to broilers, causing pathological liver lesions. The impact of broiler food contaminated with high or low levels of aflatoxins on the health and sustainability of production, however, has not been thoroughly explored in the literature. Although most of the experiments produced modestly beneficial benefits, substantial outcomes were infrequent. There needs to be more investigation because there are practically infinite options for aflatoxin B1 dosage and length of exposure. Results comparison becomes challenging when there is a lack of standardization. To assess the ideal aflatoxin B1 dosage, the precise mechanism of action, and its effects on the sustainability of broiler meat production and residues of aflatoxin B1 in broiler meat, additional research under more standardized conditions is still required.

DOI

10.21608/svuijas.2022.162573.1232

Keywords

Aflatoxin B1, broiler, dosage, Mechanism, productive, Sustainability

Authors

First Name

M.A.

Last Name

Fawaz

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Affiliation

Department of Animal and Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, 83523 Qena, Egypt

Email

fawaz@agr.svu.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0002-3177-4338

First Name

H.A.

Last Name

Hassan

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Affiliation

Department of Animal and Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, 83523 Qena, Egypt

Email

hamdy_ahmed@agr.svu.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0003-1345-7627

First Name

A.A.A.

Last Name

Abdel-Wareth

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-

Affiliation

Department of Animal and Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, 83523 Qena, Egypt

Email

a.wareth@agr.svu.edu.eg

City

Qena

Orcid

0000-0001-5886-0415

Volume

4

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

35306

Issue Date

2022-07-01

Receive Date

2022-09-13

Publish Date

2022-09-27

Page Start

113

Page End

124

Print ISSN

2636-3801

Online ISSN

2636-381X

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https://svuijas.journals.ekb.eg/article_263207.html

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1,132

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Publication Title

SVU-International Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://svuijas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Aflatoxins in poultry feed: Present status and future concerns

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22 Jan 2023