Control of Aflatoxicosis in Poultry Using Probiotics and Polymers
Published on:
03/16/2022
Author/s :
Bruno Solis-Cruz 1, Daniel Hernandez-Patlan 1, Billy M. Hargis 2 and Guillermo Tellez 2 / 1 National Autonomous University of Mexico-Superior Studies Faculty at Cuautitlan
(UNAM-FESC), Multidisciplinary Research Unit L5 (Pharmaceutical Development Testing
Laboratory), Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico; 2 Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
1. IntroductionMycotoxins are low molecular weight compounds produced as secondary metabolites by filamentous fungi contaminating crops in the field or warehouses when environmental conditions of temperature and humidity are adequate. These metabolites have no biochemical relevance to fungal growth or development, and they constitute a chemically and toxicologically heterogeneous group, which are ...