OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a multicomponent mycotoxin detoxifying agent (MMDA, MYCORAID, Patent Co, Mišićevo, Serbia) in weaned pigs receiving contaminated feed with deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEN).
MATERIALS & METHODS
In total, 168 pigs were equally allocated in four experimental groups from day 25 to day 66 of age:
T1 group received feed without mycotoxins or MMDA.
The pigs in group T2 received contaminated feed (CF) with 1.5 mg of DON/kg feed and 0.9 mg of ZEN/kg feed for the f rst two weeks and 1.2 mg of DON/kg feed and 0.9 mg of ZEN/kg feed for the rest of the trial period, without the addition of MMDA.
Group T3 received the CF with the addition of 1.5 g of MMDA/kg feed.
Group T4 received the CF with the addition of 3 g of MMDA/kg feed.
Performance parameters, stress, and inflammatory biomarkers, as well as mycotoxin residues in liver, kidney, and muscle tissue were assessed.
RESULTS
The results demonstrated improved average daily gain (ADG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) along with reduced DON residues in kidney samples in groups T3 and T4 when compared with the T2 group.
Although a typical dose–response relationship was not present in all parameter alterations, the results of the study proved the efficacy of the test product with improved growth performance and reduced mycotoxin absorption under the concurrent DON and ZEN exposure conditions and supported its use as a mitigating tool against mycotoxicosis under field conditions.Autores
Jog Raj¹*, Panagiotis Tassis²*, Klaus Männer³, Hunor Farkaš¹, Zdenka Jakovčević¹, and Marko Vasiljević¹
¹Patent Co, DOO. (part of A&P Nutrition), Vlade Ćetkovića 1A, 24211 Mišićevo, Serbia
²Farm Animals Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54627 Thessaloniki, Greece
³Institute of Animal Nutrition, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 49, 14195 Berlin, Germany
*Correspondence: [email protected], [email protected]
Micotoxicosis prevention