Special Nutrients presents investigation at VIV China 2016

Special Nutrients, specialist in mycotoxins, is presenting a poster at VIV China 2016, held in September.

From September 6th to 8th, Beijing is the capital of knowledge and innovation in animal production, where VIV China 2016 takes place.

Dr. Douglas Zaviezo, Technical Director for Special Nutrients, is presenting a poster aproaching the subject: "Efficacy of an anti-mycotoxin additive in preventing the toxicity of aflatoxin in ducks"

Abstract MYCOAD aflatoxin in ducks

Sawitree Wongtangtintharn1 , Bundit Tengjaroenkul2 , Jowaman Khajarern1 and Douglas Zaviezo3 1

Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. 2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. 3 Special Nutrients, Miami, Florida. USA

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the efficacy of an anti-mycotoxin additive (Mycoad) in preventing the negative effects of natural aflatoxin (AF) in ducks. Two hundred and forty one-day-old meat-type ducks (Cherry Valley) were placed on floor pens with continuous light, randomly distributed into 6 treatments with 2 replications of 20 ducks each. Ducks were fed a corn-soy diet tested free of mycotoxins; using a 300 ppb natural AF corn to generate the contaminated diets. Treatments were: < 30 ppb AF (control); < 30 ppb + 0.25% Mycoad; 120 ppb AF; and 120 ppb AF diets supplemented with 0.15, 0.25 and 0.35% Mycoad. Feed and water were provided ad libitum. At 4 weeks of age, productive performance, organs conditions and blood parameters were measured. All data were submitted to ANOVA and differences between means compared by Duncan’s test (P <0.05). Results indicated that ducks fed 120 ppb AF presented significant lower body weight gain (BWG) (-13.7%), reduced feed intake (-6.5%), poorer feed conversion (FC) (+8.8%) and increased mortality (+10.3%) compared to ducks fed control diet. Significant deleterious effects of AF were observed also in feather growth, eye necrosis, web-toe hemorrhage, leg deformity, tibia bone porosity, liver paleness and fat content, organ weights, hematology and serum biochemical values. The addition of 0.15% Mycoad decreased mortality and partially recovered the toxic effects of 120 ppb of AF (+9% BWG). Supplementation of 0.25% Mycoad was required to significantly (P<0.05) prevent all the deleterious effects of AF (+16% BWG; -6% FCR). No further protection was observed with 0.35% Mycoad. Results indicated that 0.25% Mycoad completely prevented the toxic effects of 120 ppb natural AF on performance, chronic toxicity, target organ, and blood parameters in ducks. Also, inclusion of 0.25% Mycoad to the control diet did not affect any parameter measured, demonstrating that the product does not interfere with nutrient absorption.

Key words: Mycoad, aflatoxin, ducks, performance, organs.

Also, the company has the Stand W1C019 at the commercial exposition, where they will give details on the last research about the efficient management of mycotoxins.

Come join us in our stand W1C019 !!