Vol. 9, Special Issue 4, Part G (2025)

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of feeding mycotoxins induced diets in broilers on growth, carcass and blood parameters and its amelioration with different phyto adsorbents. 250 old commercial broiler chicks were randomly allotted to five treatments with ten replications of 5 birds each. The treatment consists of T₁ as negative control with standard feed / basal diet,T₂ as AF control containing standard feed/ positive control diet (PC) @ 200 ppb AF, T₃ consisting T₂ (PC) with Phyto adsorbent-I (PA-I) which is a combination of Kalmegh, Amla leaves, Makoy panchang and Haritaki chhilka @1kg/tonne feed, T₄ containing T₂ (PC) with Phyto adsorbent-II (PA-II) Kalmegh, Makoy panchang, Amlaki Bhoomi and Punarnava plant @ 1kg/tonne feed and T₅ consisting T₂ (PC) with Chemical adsorbent (CA) containing Polyvinyl pyrrolidone, Acetic acid & Copper sulphate @ 1kg/tonne feed. The feed and water were offered ad libitum.

The results revealed that addition of phyto adsorbents in both T₃ and T₄ were able to ameliorate the deleterious effects caused by aflatoxin by increase (p<0.05) in body weight gain and improved feed conversion ratio but comparably lower than the T₁ and a significant (p<0.05) increase was found in overall feed intake in T₂ compare to other groups. No significant (p>0.05) difference was observed in terms of dressing weight, relative weights of kidney, bursa of Fabricius, gizzard, intestine, giblet and heart. However significantly lowered spleen and liver weights were observed.

Dietary incorporation of phyto (T₃, T₄) and chemical (T₅) adsorbents to the aflatoxicated feed had shown significant (p<0.05) ameliorative effect on serum cholesterol, protein, albumin, creatinine, AST and ALT levels. Whereas, no significant (p>0.05) difference was found in globulin levels. Cholesterol, protein and albumin levels were significantly (p<0.05) higher in negative control group (T₁) followed by T₅, T₄ and T₃ and the lowest in T₂ group proving the ameliorative nature of phyto and chemical adsorbents against aflatoxin induced diets. Creatinine, AST and ALT levels were significantly (p<0.05) higher in T₂ group due to failure of liver function than any other group. Phyto and chemical adsorbent addition did not show significant (p>0.05) effect on blood parameters except Hb and PCV%. But shown significant (p<0.05) effect on Hb and PCV %. Higher Hb and PCV% were found in T₁ followed by ameliorated groups i.e. T₃, T₄ and T₅ and the lowest in T₂ showing the ameliorative effect of phyto adsorbents against aflatoxin. There was no significant (p>0.05) difference found among control and ameliorated groups in PHA-P and HI ND titer response.