Effects of fumonisin B1 on selected biological responses and performance of broiler chickens

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of three doses of fumonisin B1 (0, 100, and 200mg/kg of feed) on biological variables (relative weight of liver [RWL], total plasma protein [TPP], albumin [Alb], calcium [Ca], phosphorus [P], uric acid [UA], alanine aminotransferase [ALT], aspartate aminotransferase [AST], gamma glutamyltransferase [GGT], alkaline phosphatase [AP], total cholesterol [Chol], triglycerides [Tri], sphinganine-to-sphingosine ratio [SA:SO], and C-reactive protein [CRP]), morphological evaluation of the small intestine (villus height [VH], crypt depth [CD], and villus-to-crypt ratio [V:C]), histological evaluation, and on performance (body weight [BW], feed intake [FI], and feed conversion rate [FCR]) of broiler chickens. Significant effects of FB were observed on BW and FI (reduced), on RWL, TPP, Ca, ALT, AST, GGT, Chol, and Tri (increased) at both 14 and 28 days evaluations. In addition, significant increase was observed on FCR, Alb, P, SA:SO, and CRP and significant reduction in UA, VH, and V:C only at the 28 days evaluation. Significant histological lesions were observed on liver and kidney of FB inoculated broilers at 14 and 28 days. Those results show that FB has a significant effect on biological and histological variables and on performance of broiler chickens

Efeitos da fumonisina B1 sobre respostas biológicas e desempenho de frangos de corte

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of three doses of fumonisin B1 (0, 100, and 200mg/kg of feed) on biological variables (relative weight of liver [RWL], total plasma protein [TPP], albumin [Alb], calcium [Ca], phosphorus [P], uric acid [UA], alanine aminotransferase [ALT], aspartate aminotransferase [AST], gamma glutamyltransferase [GGT], alkaline phosphatase [AP], total cholesterol [Chol], triglycerides [Tri], sphinganine- -to-sphingosine ratio [SA:SO], and C-reactive protein [CRP]), morphological evaluation of the small intestine (villus height [VH], crypt depth [CD], and villus-to-crypt ratio [V:C]), histological evaluation, and on performance (body weight [BW], feed intake [FI], and feed conversion rate [FCR]) of broiler chickens. Significant effects of FB were observed on BW and FI (reduced), on RWL, TPP, Ca, ALT, AST, GGT, Chol, and Tri (increased) at both 14 and 28 days evaluations. In addition, significant increase was observed on FCR, Alb, P, SA:SO, and CRP and significant reduction in UA, VH, and V:C only at the 28 days evaluation. Significant histological lesions were observed on liver and kidney of FB inoculated broilers at 14 and 28 days. Those results show that FB has a significant effect on biological and histological variables and on performance of broiler chickens.O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar os efeitos de três doses de fumonisina B1 (0, 100 e 200 mg/kg de ração) sobre variáveis biológicas (peso relativo de fígado [RWL], proteínas plasmáticas totais [TPP], albumina [Alb], cálcio [Ca], fósforo [P], ácido úrico [UA], alanina aminotransferase [ALT], aspartato aminotransferase [AST], gama glutamiltransferase [GGT] fosfatase alcalina [AP], colesterol total [Chol], triglicerídeos [Tri], relação esfinganina:esfingosina [SA:SO] e proteína C- -reativa [CRP]), avaliação morfológica do intestino delgado (altura de vilosidades [VH], profundidade de criptas [CD] e relação entre vilosidade e cripta [V:C]), avaliações histológicas e no desempenho (peso corporal [BW], consumo de ração [FI] e conversão alimentar [FCR]) de frangos de corte. Efeitos significativos da FB foram observados sobre BW e FI (diminuição), sobre RWL, TPP, Ca, ALT, AST, GGT, Chol e Tri (aumento) aos 14 e 28 dias. Além disso, houve aumento significativo nos parâmetros FCR, Alb, P, SA:SO e CRP e redução nos parâmetros UA, VH e V:C somente aos 28 dias. Lesões histológicas significativas foram observadas no fígado e rins das aves intoxicadas, tanto aos 14 quanto aos 28 dias. Estes resultados indicam que a FB tem um efeito significativo sobre variáveis biológicas e de desempenho de frangos de corte