Exploring the Effects of an Alfalfa Leaf-Derived Adsorbent on Microbial Community, Ileal Morphology, Barrier Function, and Immunity in Turkey Poults during Chronic Aflatoxin B Exposure.

This article follows-up on our recently published work, which evaluated the impact of the addition of an alfalfa leaf-derived adsorbent in the aflatoxin B (AFB)-contaminated diet in regard to the production parameters, blood cell count, serum biochemistry, liver enzymes, and liver histology of turkey poults. This paper presents complementary results on microbial community, ileal morphology, barrier function, and immunity. For this purpose, 350 1-day-old female turkey poults were randomly distributed into five groups: (1) Control, AFB-free diet; (2) AF, AFB-contaminated diet at 250 ng/g; (3) alfalfa, AFB-free diet + 0.

Assessment of the Impact of Humic Acids on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Integrity, Ileum Morphometry, and Cellular Immunity of Turkey Poults Fed an Aflatoxin B-Contaminated Diet.

A recent study published data on the growth performance, relative weights of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, liver histology, serum biochemistry, and hematological parameters for turkey poults fed an experimental diet contaminated with aflatoxin B (AFB) and humic acids (HA) extracted from vermicompost. The negative effects of AFB (250 ng AFB/g of feed) were significantly reduced by HA supplementation (0.25% /), suggesting that HA might be utilized to ameliorate the negative impact of AFB from contaminated diets.

Corrigendum: Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults.

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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.

Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults.

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of humic acid (HA) from worm compost as an adsorbent for aflatoxin B (AFB) in turkey poults. The experiment involved the inclusion of 0.25% (w/w) HA in the diet of turkey poults consuming aflatoxin-contaminated feed (250 ng AFB/g).

Humic Acids Preparation, Characterization, and Their Potential Adsorption Capacity for Aflatoxin B in an In Vitro Poultry Digestive Model.

Vermicompost was used for humic acid (HA) preparation, and the adsorption of aflatoxin B (AFB) was investigated. Two forms of HA were evaluated, natural HA and sodium-free HA (SFHA). As a reference, a non-commercial zeolitic material was employed.

Removal of Aflatoxins Using Agro-Waste-Based Materials and Current Characterization Techniques Used for Biosorption Assessment.

Aflatoxins are the most hazardous fungal-generated secondary metabolites produced by toxigenic species. These toxins are frequently detected in food and feed and impose either acute or chronic effects in humans and animals, causing great public concern. Because of the adverse effects of aflatoxins, many physical, chemical, and biological decontamination approaches have been developed.

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.