Animals,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(14), P. 2124 - 2124
Published: July 21, 2024
The
research
aimed
to
evaluate
how
effective
hydrated
sodium
calcium
aluminosilicates
(HSCASs)
and
discarded
date
pits
(DDPs)
are
as
dietary
adsorbents
for
aflatoxin
B1
(AFB1)
in
enhancing
the
performance
health
of
broiler
chickens
aged
16
30
days.
A
total
240
Ross
308
straight-run
broilers
were
randomly
allocated
into
four
groups,
each
with
10
replicates:
a
control
diet,
diet
1000
ppb
AFB1,
an
AFB1-contaminated
0.5%
HSCAS,
4%
DDP.
Incorporating
HSCASs
or
DDPs
resulted
significant
improvements
across
various
parameters,
involving
increased
body
weight,
improved
feed
conversion
ratio,
higher
dressing
percentage,
decreased
relative
weights
kidney
spleen,
elevated
serum
levels
protein,
globulin,
glucose,
reduced
alanine
aminotransferase
activity,
heightened
hepatic
protein
concentration
glutathione
peroxidase
along
diminished
malondialdehyde
content
glutamic
oxaloacetic
transaminase
activity.
Moreover,
both
supplements
led
ileal
villus
height
surface
area,
enhanced
apparent
nitrogen-corrected
metabolizable
energy
digestibility,
AFB1
residues
liver
kidney.
inclusion
significantly
raised
albumin
concentration,
lowered
alkaline
phosphatase
antioxidant
capacity
level,
augmented
width.
Conversely,
addition
crude
digestibility.
In
conclusion,
diets
can
mitigate
toxic
effects
on
chickens,
exhibiting
additional
advantages
optimizing
function
gut
morphology.
Toxins,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 43 - 43
Published: Jan. 17, 2025
The
objective
of
this
review
is
to
investigate
the
impacts
aflatoxins,
particularly
aflatoxin
B1
(AFB1),
on
intestinal
microbiota,
health,
and
growth
performance
in
monogastric
animals,
primarily
chickens
pigs,
as
well
dietary
interventions
mitigate
these
effects.
Aflatoxin
contamination
feeds
disrupts
induces
immune
responses
oxidative
damage,
increases
antioxidant
activity,
impairs
jejunal
cell
viability,
barrier
function,
morphology
small
intestine.
These
changes
compromise
nutrient
digestion
reduce
animals.
negative
impact
AFB1
%
change
average
daily
gain
(ΔADG)
pigs
was
estimated
based
meta-analysis:
ΔADG
(%)chicken
=
-0.13
×
intake
per
body
weight
(ng/g·d)
(%)pig
-0.74
(µg/kg·d),
indicating
that
increasing
linearly
reduces
To
harmful
AFB1,
various
strategies
have
been
effective.
Mycotoxin-detoxifying
agents
include
mycotoxin-adsorbing
agents,
such
clay
yeast
wall
compounds,
binding
mycotoxin-biotransforming
specific
strains
Bacillus
subtilis
mycotoxin-degrading
enzyme,
degrading
into
non-toxic
metabolites
D1.
Multiple
mycotoxin-detoxifying
are
often
combined
used
together
improve
health
fed
AFB1-contaminated
feeds.
In
summary,
negatively
stress,
morphology,
intestine,
leading
reduced
performance.
Supplementing
multi-component
could
effectively
adsorb
degrade
co-contaminated
with
other
mycotoxins
prior
its
absorption
preventing
pigs.
Animal nutrition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15, P. 256 - 274
Published: Oct. 4, 2023
Mycotoxins
are
toxic
compounds
that
pose
a
serious
threat
to
animal
health
and
food
safety.
Therefore,
there
is
an
urgent
need
for
safe
efficient
methods
of
detoxifying
mycotoxins.
As
biotechnology
has
continued
develop,
involving
biological
enzymes
have
shown
great
promise.
Biological
enzymatic
methods,
which
can
fundamentally
destroy
the
structures
mycotoxins
produce
degradation
products
whose
toxicity
greatly
reduced,
generally
more
specific,
efficient,
environmentally
friendly.
Mycotoxin-degrading
thus
facilitate
effective
detoxification
gives
them
huge
advantage
over
other
methods.
This
article
summarizes
newly
discovered
degrading
degrade
four
common
(aflatoxins,
zearalenone,
deoxynivalenol,
ochratoxin
A)
in
past
five
years,
reveals
mechanism
on
mycotoxins,
as
well
their
positive
effects
production.
review
will
provide
theoretical
basis
treatment
by
using
enzyme
technology.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(10), P. 5305 - 5305
Published: May 13, 2024
The
current
review
aims
to
outline
and
summarize
the
latest
research
on
aflatoxin,
with
studies
describing
natural,
herbal
chemical
compound
applications
in
animal
(pig)
models
vitro
cellular
studies.
Aflatoxin,
a
carcinogenic
toxin
metabolite,
is
produced
by
Aspergillus
flavus
humid
environments,
posing
threat
human
health
crop
production.
treatment
involves
prevention
of
exposure
aflatoxin
counteracting
its
harmful
toxic
effects,
enabling
survival
an
antidote
for
aflatoxin.
To
prospects
influence
forage
farm
production,
food
processing.
application
remedies
treat
undergoing
development
pinpoint
biochemical
pathways
responsible
effects
transmission
actions
treatment.
underline
environmental
stress
meat
dairy
products;
describe
clinical
syndromes
associated
aflatoxicosis
that
are
counteracted
proposed
preventive
interventions.
understand
how
improve
animals
feed
conditions.
Toxins,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(2), P. 78 - 78
Published: Feb. 2, 2024
Aflatoxin
B1
(AFB1),
a
ubiquitous
mycotoxin
in
corn-based
animal
feed,
particularly
tropical
regions,
impairs
liver
function,
induces
oxidative
stress
and
disrupts
cellular
pathways,
potentially
worsening
bone
health
modern
broilers.
A
19-day
experiment
was
conducted
to
investigate
the
effects
of
feeding
increasing
levels
AFB1-contaminated
feed
(<2,
75–80,
150,
230–260
520–560
ppb)
on
mineralization
markers
broilers
(n
=
360).
While
growth
performance
remained
unaffected
up
Day
19,
significant
reductions
tibial
ash
content
were
observed
at
exceeding
260
ppb.
Micro-computed
tomography
results
showed
that
AFB1
560
ppb
significantly
decreased
trabecular
mineral
density,
with
tendency
for
reduced
connectivity
density
femur
metaphysis.
Moreover,
above
230
volume
tissue
cortical
femur.
Even
75
ppb,
exposure
downregulated
jejunal
mRNA
expressions
vitamin
D
receptor
calcium
phosphorus
transporters.
It
can
be
concluded
higher
than
negatively
affects
by
impairing
via
disruption
homeostasis,
contributing
issues
Agriculture,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1), P. 84 - 84
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Mycotoxins
are
secondary
metabolites
of
filamentous
fungi
that
cause
massive
agricultural
losses
worldwide
and
constitute
a
significant
health
problem
for
humans
animals.
The
aim
this
five-year
study
was
to
investigate
the
contamination
compound
feed
broiler
chickens
at
all
stages
(starter,
grower
finisher)
from
mill
in
Romania
with
mycotoxins
such
as
total
aflatoxins
(AFT),
deoxynivalenol
(DON),
fumonisins
(FUMs),
ochratoxin
A
(OTA)
zearalenone
(ZEN).
AFT
detected
49.3–72.2%
samples
concentrations
ranging
0.01
5.2
µg/kg.
DON
77.6–98.9%
samples,
maximum
330
1740
FUM
ranged
42.7%
87.2%,
levels
between
460
1400
OTA
present
44.2–87.9%
reaching
21.4
ZEN
consistently
elevated
feeding
stages,
being
86.5–97.4%
89.4
Mycotoxin
co-occurrence
common
most
combination
four
occurring
38.51%
samples.
Samples
were
collected
storage
bunkers,
homogenised
analysed
certified
laboratories,
sampling
procedures
varying
according
batch
size
ensure
representativeness.
Investigation
transfer
into
animal
products
combined
effects
on
health,
including
potential
synergistic
or
antagonistic
interactions,
is
particularly
relevant.
This
emphasises
essential
role
comprehensive
continuous
monitoring
protecting
food
safety.
Poultry Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
104(2), P. 104802 - 104802
Published: Jan. 10, 2025
This
study
was
planned
and
executed
to
investigate
the
effects
of
two
levels
compound
toxin
binder
(CTB)
on
growth
performance,
serum
biochemistry,
antioxidant
status,
intestinal
morphology,
ileal
selected
microflora
population
in
broiler
chickens.
A
total
240
one-day-old
Ross
308
chickens
were
divided
into
four
treatments
six
replicates
(10
per
replicate).
Experimental
groups
included;
1,
negative
control
(NC;
no
aflatoxins
(AFs)
additives);
2,
positive
(PC;
490
µg/kg
AFs);
3,
low
(LCTB),
PC
+
1
g/kg
available
CTB
(Navacidox);
4,
high
(HCTB),
2
Navacidox.
Increasing
body
weight
gain
(BWG)
following
feeding
HCTB
found
compared
(P
<
0.05).
The
highest
feed
intake
(FI)
observed
NC
Feeding
broilers
with
AFs
decreased
villus
height,
width,
crypt
depth
increasing
lactic
acid
bacteria
recorded
Among
biochemistry
parameters,
protein,
LDL,
uric
LCTB
Lower
concentrations
ALP,
LDH,
AST,
ALT
Although
capacity,
GPx,
SOD
activities
not
affected
by
>
0.05),
lowest
catalase
In
conclusion,
impaired
morphology.
However,
inclusion
AFs-contaminated
diets
effectively
mitigated
harmful
AFs.
Annals of Animal Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(1), P. 139 - 157
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract
Mycotoxins
including
aflatoxins
(AF),
zearalenone
(ZEN),
ochratoxin
A
(OTA),
fumonisins
(FUM),
trichothecenes
(TCN),
deoxynivalenol
(DON),
and
T-2
toxin
had
negative
influences
on
poultry
productivity
causing
a
depression
in
performance,
product
quality,
antioxidative
properties,
immunity,
health
status,
economic
value
sustainability
of
production.
The
liver
kidney
are
the
organs
most
affected
by
dysfunction
genetic
damage
(carcinogenicity,
mutagenicity,
teratogenicity).
Chemical
physical
approaches,
washing
extracting
solvents,
heat
inactivation,
irradiation,
chemical
agents,
used
to
detoxify
mycotoxins
feedstuff.
Also,
dietary
addition
adsorbents
(zeolites,
bentonites,
hydrated
sodium
calcium
aluminosilicate,
glucomannan,
etc.)
is
strategy
extensively
Additionally,
several
feed
additives,
microorganisms,
phytogenic
natural
anti-oxidants,
can
reduce
impacts
achieve
promising
results
industry.
However,
efficacies
these
various
strategies
different,
showing
distinct
variations,
some
limited
effectiveness.
Moreover,
minimum
time
required
induce
complete
recovery
from
lacking
literature,
as
four
weeks
after
removal,
there
still
adverse
effects
performance
physiological
traits.
This
review
focuses
impact
different
for
eliminating
or
mitigating
their
immunological
traits
means.
In
addition,
mycotoxicosis
effect
molecular
pathways
prevention
alleviation
additives
concerning
have
been
evaluated.
ABSTRACT
Aflatoxin
B1
(AFB1)
is
common
in
the
diets
of
humans
and
animals
often
leads
to
adverse
health
effects.
Propolis,
with
its
strong
antioxidant
activity,
can
reduce
oxidative
stress
modulate
gut
microbiota
composition.
However,
underlying
mechanism
by
which
propolis
alleviates
AFB1‐induced
intestinal
barrier
damage
remains
unclear.
This
study
was
designed
investigate
protective
effects
oral
supplementation
AFB1‐exposed
rats.
Thirty‐two
male
Sprague‐Dawley
rats
were
divided
into
four
groups:
control,
AFB1,
propolis,
AFB1+propolis.
After
4
weeks,
serum
markers
examined,
analyzed
16S
rRNA
sequencing.
Intestinal
sections
processed
Hematoxylin
&
Eosin
staining,
expression
level
tight
junction
proteins
assessed
immunostaining.
Propolis
tended
decrease
stress,
it
also
restructured
preventing
a
relative
abundances
Lactobacillus
,
Roseburia
Phascolarctobacterium
.
restored
permeability
impaired
AFB1
ameliorating
morphological
increasing
levels
proteins.
may
contribute
modulation
alleviating
improving
Food Control,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
165, P. 110601 - 110601
Published: May 27, 2024
This
study
investigated
the
effects
of
compound
probiotics
(CP)
as
starter
cultures
to
reduce
AFB1
residues
and
improve
safety
quality
chicken
jerky.
First,
Enterococcus
faecalis,
Candida
utilis,
Lactobacillus
casein,
Bacillus
subtilis
were
subjected
single
strain
fermentation
experiments.
Then,
a
three-factor,
three-level
response
surface
methodology
design
was
used
select
CP
based
on
degradation
histamine
content.
The
optimal
included
casein
at
initial
viable
counts
3.0
×
108,
109
CFU/mL
respectively,
then
mixed
volume
ratio
1:1:1.
Each
AFB1-contaminated
strip
fermented
with
0.15
mL
30
°C
for
40
h
dried.
contents
reduced
by
90.18%
9.74%
in
jerky,
compared
unfermented
jerky
(P
<
0.05).
Amino
acid
analysis
showed
lower
serine
histidine
higher
cysteine
content
16S
rRNA
sequencing
unveiled
reduction
absolute
abundance
Staphylococcus
saprophyticus.
According
metabolomics
proteomics,
inhibited
methionine
metabolism
increased
lactic
alanine
accumulation
through
pathways
(KEGG
map
ID:
00270),
thereby
maintaining
low
pH
improving
flavor/safety.
results
thus
confirmed
that
C.
L.
B.
are
potential
meat
product
starters.