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Effects of probiotic feed additives on the growth performance and carcass criteria of broiler chickens exposed to an Aflatoxin B1 challenge

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Animal and poultry science

Abstract

The purpose of this experiment was to examine the effects of probiotic feed additives on the growth performance, and carcass criteria of broiler chickens exposed to an aflatoxicosis challenge. A total of 256 Ross 308 broiler chicks were divided into four treatments, which included eight replicates and eight birds in each over a 37-day period. Treatments included a negative control (without additions), a positive control with aflatoxin B1 for only the first 10 days (AFB1, 40 µg/kg), a negative control with probiotic (0.5 mg/kg), and a negative control with a combination of aflatoxin B1 and probiotic. Broiler chickens' body weight gain and feed conversion ratio were dramatically enhanced when their diets included probiotic supplements, either with or without Aflatoxin B1. In treated diets compared to the control group, protein, and ether extract digestibility increased. The broiler chickens fed probiotic additives combined with AFB1 had a lower abdominal fat percentage than the control. Dietary treatments had no significant effect on the internal organs in broiler chickens. In conclusion, the present results indicated that probiotic supplements improved the production sustainability and health status of broiler chickens exposed to the Aflatoxin B1 challenge.

DOI

10.21608/svuijas.2022.178769.1248

Keywords

Aflatoxin, Broilers, production, probiotic, Sustainability

Authors

First Name

H.G.M.

Last Name

El-Sayed

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Affiliation

Regional Center for Food and Feed, Agricultural Research Center, 12619 Giza, Egypt.

Email

elgafary1987@gmail.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-3128-024X

First Name

H.A.M.

Last Name

Elwan

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Affiliation

Animal and Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, 61519 El-Minya, Egypt.

Email

hamadaelwan83@mu.edu.eg

City

Minia

Orcid

0000-0002-4497-1322

First Name

A.F.A.

Last Name

Aboelhassan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Central Laboratory of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Food, Agricultural Research Center, 12619 Giza, Egypt.

Email

alaaeldean@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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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

4

Related Issue

38315

Issue Date

2022-10-01

Receive Date

2022-12-05

Publish Date

2022-10-01

Page Start

29

Page End

36

Print ISSN

2636-3801

Online ISSN

2636-381X

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https://svuijas.journals.ekb.eg/article_275206.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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Effects of probiotic feed additives on the growth performance and carcass criteria of broiler chickens exposed to an Aflatoxin B1 challenge

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22 Jan 2023