Vol. 11, Special Issue 2 (2022)

Author(s):
BV Sudhakar

Abstract:
A feeding trial was conducted with 90 commercial White Leghorn layer hens to study the effect of experimentally induced aflatoxicosis on the carryover of aflatoxin B₁ into the eggs and liver tissues. The experiment consisted of five treatments with 0.00, 0.75, 1.50, 2.25 and 3.00 mg/kg (ppm) of dietary aflatoxin. These levels were obtained by including Aspergillus infested rice in the control diet. The experiment was conducted for three 28-day periods from the onset of 50% egg production. Traces of aflatoxin or their metabolites were detected in eggs and livers from all the treatments except control groups.