Aflatoxin adsorbent capacity of two Mexican aluminosilicates in experimentally contaminated chick diets
Titel:
Aflatoxin adsorbent capacity of two Mexican aluminosilicates in experimentally contaminated chick diets
Auteur:
Marquez, Rene N. Marquez De Hernandez, Irma Tejada
Verschenen in:
Food additives and contaminants. Pt. A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment
Paginering:
Jaargang 12 (1995) nr. 3 pagina's 431-433
Jaar:
1995-05
Inhoud:
To study the aflatoxin-adsorbent capacity of two Mexican aluminosilicates (ALS) identified as Atapulgita (AT) and Fuller earth (FE), these ALS were compared with a commercial aluminosilicate, Novasil (NV), at two concentrations (005 and 1.0%) added to chick diets with 55% of experimentally contaminated corn (200 μg/kg). Eight treatments were studied with two replicates for treatment and four chicks per cage. Results (weight gain, feed efficiency, gross and microscopic pathology) at 3 weeks showed that both Mexican ALS were as efficient as the commercial material in protecting chicks against the aflatoxin toxicity.
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