Aflatoxin adsorbent capacity of two Mexican aluminosilicates in experimentally contaminated chick diets
- 1 May 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Food Additives & Contaminants
- Vol. 12 (3) , 431-433
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02652039509374326
Abstract
To study the aflatoxin‐adsorbent capacity of two Mexican aluminosilicates (ALS) identified as Atapulgita (AT) and Füller 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.Keywords
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