The Effect of Dietary Aflatoxin on Local Domestic Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in Libya

Abdulkharim Abdu Saad Barkha; Faraj Ali Mohammed Jalboub; Iman Omar Ali Alkhammas; Musab Salim Aboulqassim Madi

doi:10.65405/r9qegm77

Authors

Abdulkharim Abdu Saad Barkha Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, University of Zawia, Al-Ajeelat, Libya Author
Faraj Ali Mohammed Jalboub Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, University of Zawia, Al-Ajeelat, Libya Author
Iman Omar Ali Alkhammas Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, University of Zawia, Al-Ajeelat, Libya Author
Musab Salim Aboulqassim Madi Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, University of Zawia, Al-Ajeelat, Libya Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.65405/r9qegm77

Keywords:

Probiotic, Aflatoxin, Digestibility, Performance, Domestic Turkey, Libya

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effects of feed contaminated with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) on growth performance in Turkey. Sixty, ducks randomly divided into two groups of 3 replicates and were fed commercial feed uncontaminated or contaminated AFB1 at level 250 µg/kg. AFB1 contaminated feed significantly decreased the body weight, feed intake and increased feed conversion rate (p<0.05). The results revealed that the growth performance of the contaminated diet compared to controls diet, a significant weight loss was observed 13.95%, 7.9% and 5.97% in the third week. Feed intake was significantly decreased (p<0.05) with the group fed AFB1 compared with the control. The overall, decrease was 2.4% and 4.8% for the second and third week respectively. The feed conversion was increased significantly (P<0.05) in the second and third week with an average of 3.5% and 5.9% over the control group. The results therefore, ducks performance was negatively affected by AFB1 contamination in feed. This will confirm that AFB1 contamination in poultry feed causes heavy economic losses by lowering body weight gain and feed conversion. Therefore, lower levels of Aflatoxin in the poultry feeds should be required if all acceptable risk is to be avoided.

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