Efficacy of DL- methionine in amelioration of aflatoxicosis in coloured broiler chicken

RAM SINGH; A B MANDAL; AVISHEK BISWAS

doi:10.56093/ijans.v83i12.35815

Authors

RAM SINGH Senior Scientist, Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
A B MANDAL Head and Principal Scientist, Avian Nutrition and Feed Technology Division, Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
AVISHEK BISWAS Senior Scientist, Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v83i12.35815

Keywords:

Aflatoxicosis, Broiler, Feed, Methionine

Abstract

The effect of supplementation of DL- methionine (0.025 and 0.05%) in diet containing 1 ppm total aflatoxin (AF: 76.45% AFB₁, 10.52% AFB₂, 9.89% AFG₁ and 3.14% AFG₂) in broiler chickens (day-old to 42 days of age) was investigated. Day-old broiler chicks (180) were divided into 6 treatment groups (T₁ - control; T₂ - T₁ + 1ppm AF, T₃ - T₁ + 0.025% Met, T₄ _ T₁+ 0.05% Met, T₅ -T₂ + 0.025% Met, and T₆ -T₂ + 0.05% Met). Each diet was fed to 3 replicated groups of 10 birds each from day-old to 42 days of age. The results showed that the body weight gain (BWG) of aflatoxin fed group (T₂) was lower than that of control group (T₁). The weight gain in groups T₃ and T₄ did not differ from control, while in groups T₅ and T₆ gain was higher than that of T₂, but lower than that of control. The feed intake (FI) in T₅ and T₆ was higher than that of T₂, but lower than that of control, while FI did not differ in T₃ and T₄ from that of control. The FCR also increased to 2.41 in T₂ in comparison to control (2.15). Barring T₂, the FCR in other groups were equal to that of control. Significantly reduced serum protein and cholesterol were reported in T₂ compared to T₁. The serum protein and cholesterol content in group T₅ and T₆ remained higher than that of T₂, but lower than that of control. ASAT and ALAT activities were increased by feeding aflatoxin (T₂) compared to T₁. Methionine supplementation to toxin contaminated diet (T₅ and T₆) reversed these parameters more or less comparable to that of control. Significant increase in the relative weights of liver and gizzard due to aflatoxin feeding (T₂) was reported compared to control. The relative weights of liver and gizzard in groups T5 and T6 were similar to that of control. The relative weight of bursa of Fabricius in T₂ was lower compared to control. The relative weights of bursa in groups T₅ and T₆ was similar to that of control. It was concluded that inclusion of slightly higher methionine (0.025 or 0.05%) in feed of coloured broiler chickens was beneficial to counteract the adverse effects of aflatoxin partially.

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