Efficacy of powdered alfalfa leaves to ameliorate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B in turkey poults.

This experiment was conducted to determine the effect of an adsorbent material based on powdered alfalfa leaves added in the aflatoxin B (AFB)-contaminated diet of turkey poults on production parameters, blood cell count, serum biochemistry, liver enzymes, and liver histology. For this purpose, three hundred and fifty female Nicholas-700 poults were randomly assigned into five treatments: (1) Control, AFB-free diet; (2) AF, diet contaminated with 250 ng AFB/g; (3) Alfalfa, AFB-free diet + 0.5% (w/w) adsorbent; (4) AF+alfalfa, diet contaminated with 250 ng AFB/g + 0.

Feeding spray-dried plasma to broilers early in life improved their intestinal development, immunity and performance irrespective of mycotoxins in feed.

Introduction: Fungi that produce mycotoxins can grow on certain food products, such as grains and feed, and can cause a variety of health issues if consumed by animals, including chickens. The use of spray-dried plasma (SDP) is one strategy for combating the health problems caused by mycotoxins.

Materials And Methods: In the present study, Ross 308 chickens ( = 960) were divided into four treatment groups.

Removal of Aflatoxin B Using Alfalfa Leaves as an Adsorbent Material: A Comparison between Two In Vitro Experimental Models.

An adsorbent material derived from alfalfa leaves was prepared and further characterized, and its efficacy for removing aflatoxin B (AFB) was investigated. Characterization consisted of the use of attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), point of zero charge (pH), zeta potential (ζ-potential), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and spectral analysis. To determine the adsorption capacity against AFB (250 ng AFB/mL), pH-dependent and avian intestinal in vitro models were used.

Ability of low contents of biosorbents to bind the food carcinogen aflatoxin Bin vitro.

In vitro experiments were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of two new biosorbents (lettuce and field horsetail) in removing aflatoxin B (AFB). Formosa firethorn was used as reference material. The adsorption of AFB (190 ng/mL) was investigated at two sorbent contents (0.