Effects of Chronic Exposure to Low Levels of Dietary Aflatoxin B₁ on Growth Performance, Apparent Total Tract Digestibility and Intestinal Health in Pigs.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the effects of chronic exposure to low levels of dietary aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) on growth performance, apparent total tract digestibility and intestinal health in pigs. In a 102-day experiment, fourteen barrows (Duroc×Landrace×Yorkshire, initial BW = 38.21 ± 0.45 kg) were randomly divided into control (CON, basal diet) and AFB₁ groups (the basal diet supplemented with 280 μg/kg AFB₁). Results revealed that the AFB₁ exposure decreased the final BW, ADFI and ADG in pigs (p < 0.10). AFB₁ exposure also decreased the apparent total tract digestibility of dry mater and gross energy at 50 to 75 kg and 105 to 135 kg stages, and decreased the apparent total tract digestibility of ether extract at 7

SUBMITTER: Pu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7911249 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature