Mitigation of AFB₁-Related Toxic Damage to the Intestinal Epithelium in Broiler Chickens Consumed a Yeast Cell Wall Fraction.

ABSTRACT: In vivo experiments were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a yeast cell wall fraction (YCW) to reduce the negative impact of aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) to the intestinal epithelium in broiler chickens. Zeta potential (ζ-potential), point of zero charge (pH_pzc), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques were used to characterize the YCW. Two hundred one-day-old male Ross 308 broiler chickens were randomly allocated into four treatments: (1) control, chickens fed an AFB₁-free diet; (2) AF, chickens feed an AFB₁-contaminated diet (500 ng AFB₁/g); (3) YCW, chickens fed an AFB₁-free diet + 0.05% YCW; and (4) AF + YCW, chickens fed an AFB₁-conta

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Ramirez JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8350163 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature