Effects of dietary mycotoxins and mycotoxin adsorbent additives on production performance, hematological parameters, and liver histology in juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Mycotoxins are fungal secondary metabolites that can adversely affect animals consuming contaminated feeds. This 71-day feeding trial was conducted to assess the effects of dietary deoxynivalenol plus zearalenone (DON+ZEN = 1.6 + 0.3 ppm), and fumonisins (FUM = 15 ppm), and three adsorbent additives...

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Main Authors: Darci Carlos Fornari, Silvio Peixoto, Steven P. Ksepka, Stephen A. Bullard, Waldemar Rossi, Dennis E. Nuzback, D. Allen Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Animal Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2023.1281722/full