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- The study aimed to assess how effective modified clinoptilolite (Minazel Plus, MZ) is at reducing the negative impacts of ochratoxin A (OTA) on laying hens' performance and egg quality.
- Forty-eight laying hens were grouped and subjected to different treatments involving varying amounts of OTA and MZ over 7 weeks.
- Results showed that adding 0.2% MZ significantly improved the hens' weight, egg production, and reduced OTA residues in eggs, confirming MZ's effectiveness in enhancing the health and productivity of laying hens.
Article Abstract
Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of modified clinoptilolite (Minazel Plus, MZ) as a mycotoxin adsorbent for preventing the negative the effects of ochratoxin A (OTA) on performance, pathohistological changes, and OTA residue in the eggs of laying hens.
Methods: Forty eight ( = 48) laying hens (27 weeks old) were equally divided into six groups and depending on the type of addition were allocated to the following experimental treatments for 7 weeks: E-I group-1 mg/kg OTA; E-II group 0.25 mg/kg OTA; E-III group 1 mg/kg OTA + 0.2% of MZ; E-IV group 0.25 mg/kg OTA + 0.2% of MZ; MZ group supplemented with 0.2% of the adsorbent; and control (K, without feed additive).
Results: Overall, the addition of 0.2% MZ to laying hen feed mitigated the harmful effects of OTA on target organs and reduced the presence of OTA residue in eggs. The groups that received 0.2% of MZ achieved better production results in terms of body weight, number of eggs, and feed consumption, compared to the other treatments.
Conclusions: The current findings confirm the efficacy of MZ in preventing performance losses in laying hens exposed to OTA, as well as for improving the welfare and health of food producing animals.
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