The Individual and Combined Effects of Fusaric Acid and T-2 Toxin in Broilers and Turkeys


Authors

  • S.O. Ogunbo Maryland Hospital Association, Elkridge, MD, USA
  • J.N. Broomhead Oil-DriCorporation of America, Vernon Hills, IL, USA
  • D.R. Ledoux Fusarium/Poultry Research Laboratory, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
  • A.J. Bermudez Fusarium/Poultry Research Laboratory, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
  • G.E. Rottinghaus Fusarium/Poultry Research Laboratory, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2007.484.488

Keywords:

Broilers, fusaric acid, poults, T-2 toxin

Abstract

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the individual and combined effects of fusaric acid (FA) and T-2 toxin (T-2) in broiler chicks and turkey poults. In each experiment, 80 day-old birds were allotted randomly to a 2×2 factorial arrangement with treatments of 0 and 250 mg FA/kg feed and 0 and 4 mg T-2/kg feed. Diets were fed to 4 pen replicates of 5 birds each for 21 days. Feed intake and body weight gain of poults were reduced (p<.05) by the T-2 and the FA\T-2 combination diets. Poults fed T-2 and the FA\T-2 combination diets were also less efficient (p<.05) in converting feed to gain. There were no treatment effects (p>.05) on performance of broilers. Poults fed FA and the FA\T-2 combination diets had increased (p<.05) heart weights, whereas chicks fed FA and the FA\T-2 combination diets had increased (p<.05) kidney weights. Poults fed the combination FA\T-2 diet had higher (p<.05) serum AST values compared to all other treatments. Poults fed the T-2 and FA\T-2 combination diets had increased (p<0.05) serum Na but reduced (p<0.05) serum Mg. Uric acid concentrations were higher (p<0.05) in chicks fed the FA and FA\T-2 combination diets. Oral lesions were present in chicks (68%) and poults (100%) fed T-2 with or without FA. Data indicate no toxic synergy when FA and T-2 were fed simultaneously to broilers and turkeys at these dietary concentrations.

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Published

2007-06-15

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 7 (2007)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

Ogunbo, S., Broomhead, J., Ledoux, D., Bermudez, A., & Rottinghaus, G. (2007). The Individual and Combined Effects of Fusaric Acid and T-2 Toxin in Broilers and Turkeys. International Journal of Poultry Science, 6(7), 484–488. https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2007.484.488