Reducing dietary aflatoxin using Egyptian tafla in guinea pigs [electronic resource].

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Effect of Egyptian Tafia on reducing the toxicity of afiatoxin was examined by adding different levels of tafia to an afiatoxin - contaminated diet. Thirty growing male guinea pigs (average 133 gm). Were divided into 5 groups (6 in each) equal in number and average body weight. The 1s1 group fed uncontaminated diet (control), 2nd group fed contaminated diet with aflatoxins B1. 82. G1 and G2 mixture (equals to 420 ppb aflatoxin 81). The 3rd , 4th and 5th groups fed aflatoxins contaminated diet supplied with 0.5, 1 or 2% tafla respectively. The following measurement were recorded, daily feed intake. daily body weight gain. feed efficiency, afiatoxin intake (ppb) some blood parameters, internal organs (liver, lung, kidney, heart and spleen) were clinically examined weighted and samples for histopthological studies were taken.

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