Effects of aflatoxin on poultry production: Review

Authors

  • Priscila Groff Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
  • Vivielle Bochio Mestrado em Zootecnia na Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR – Campus Dois Vizinhos, PR, Brasil
  • Sabrina Endo Takahashi Professor Doutor - Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná– Campus Dois Vizinhos- PR-Brasil.
  • Marli Marcondes Schadeck Mestrado em Zootecnia na Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR – Campus Dois Vizinhos, PR, Brasil
  • Glauber Sartori Maier Mestrado em Ciências Animal na Universidade Federal do Paraná- campus Palotina, PR-Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/PUBVET.V11N8.832-839

Keywords:

Fungi, mycotoxins, poultry farming, productive performance

Abstract

In recent years, Brazil has been a major player in poultry production and is currently the second largest meat exporter. However, despite this promising scenario there are still certain problems to be solved, to increasingly optimize the industry. As an example, we can mention the presence of mycotoxin-producing fungi in chicken diets, mainly due to the contamination of the raw material, but specifically the cereals. Mycotoxins are toxins produced by fungi and have their proliferation related to environmental conditions. Aflatoxins are the main mycotoxins that affect poultry farming, are produced by fungi of the genus Aspergillus, aflatoxin B1 being the most toxic. The effects of aflatoxins may vary according to the age, sex, feed composition, health status of the birds. Younger animals are the most susceptible to the effects of aflatoxins, causing health damage and zootechnical indexes.

Published

2017-07-17

Issue

Section

Produção animal

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