PATHOLOGY OF OCHRATOXICOSIS AND ITS AMELIORATION WITH TOXIN BINDER AND HERBAL OIL IN BROILER CHICKENS
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2007
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Karnataka Veterinary Animal And Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar
Abstract
Poultry industry is one among the rapidly growing agri-based
business in our country. In nature, there exists thousands of toxins that
have potential adverse health effects in human and livestock including
poultry. One among such toxins that are universally contaminating the
food and feedstuffs are the mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are diverse groups of
chemicals that elicit a wide range of toxic responses in animals and
humans. Pre or post harvest contamination of various food crops by
toxigenic fungi is a common problem, approximately 25% of the worlds
food supply is contaminated by mycotoxins annually. Excessive moisture
in the field and in storage, temperature extremes, humidity, drought,
variations in harvesting practices and insect infestations are major
environmental factors that influence the formation and severity of
mycotoxin contamination.