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Aflatoxins and fumonisins co-contamination effects on laying hens and use of mycotoxin detoxifiers as a mitigation strategy
Univ Liege, Fac Vet Med, Lab Food Anal, Dept Food Sci, B-4000 Liege, Belgium.;Univ Ghent, Fac Vet Med, Lab Pharmacol & Toxicol, Dept Pathobiol Pharmacol & Zool Med, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium..
Univ Ghent, Fac Vet Med, Lab Pharmacol & Toxicol, Dept Pathobiol Pharmacol & Zool Med, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.;Chuka Univ, Dept Anim Sci, POB 109, Chuka 60400, Kenya..
Univ Nairobi, Fac Sci & Technol, Dept Biol, POB 3019700100, Nairobi, Kenya..
Univ Ghent, Fac Vet Med, Lab Pharmacol & Toxicol, Dept Pathobiol Pharmacol & Zool Med, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium..
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2025 (English)In: Mycotoxin Research, ISSN 0178-7888, E-ISSN 1867-1632, Vol. 41, no 1, p. 63-75Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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This study examined the effects of fumonisins (FBs) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), alone or in combination, on the productivity and health of laying hens, as well as the transfer of aflatoxins (AFs) to chicken food products. The efficacy and safety of mycotoxin detoxifiers (bentonite and fumonisin esterase) to mitigate these effects were also assessed. Laying hens (400) were divided into 20 groups and fed a control, moderate (54.6 mu g/kg feed) or high (546 mu g/kg feed) AFB1 or FBs (7.9 mg/kg feed) added diets, either alone or in combination, with the mycotoxin detoxifiers added in selected diets. Productivity was evaluated by feed intake, egg weight, egg production, and feed conversion ratio whereas health was assessed by organ weights, blood biochemistry, and mortality. Aflatoxins residues in plasma, liver, muscle, and eggs were determined using UHPLC-MS/MS methods. A diet with AFB1 at a concentration of 546 mu g/kg feed decreased egg production and various AFB1-contaminated diets increased serum uric acid levels and weights of liver, spleen, heart, and gizzard. Interactions between AFB1 and FBs significantly impacted spleen, heart, and gizzard weights as well as AFB1 residues in eggs. Maximum AFB1 residues of 0.64 mu g/kg and aflatoxin M1 (below limits of quantification) were observed in liver, plasma, and eggs of layers fed diets with AFB1. The mycotoxin detoxifiers reduced effects of AFB1 and FBs on egg production, organ weights, blood biochemistry, and AFB1 residues in tissues. This study highlights the importance of mycotoxin detoxifiers as a mitigation strategy against mycotoxins in poultry production.

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Springer Nature, 2025. Vol. 41, no 1, p. 63-75
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Aflatoxins, Bentonite, Egg, Food and feed safety, Fumonisins, Kenya, Laying hen
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Food Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-555197DOI: 10.1007/s12550-024-00566-xISI: 001331048400001PubMedID: 39402398Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85206808858OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-555197DiVA, id: diva2:1954388
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