Effects of probiotic feed additives on the growth performance and carcass criteria of broiler chickens exposed to an Aflatoxin B1 challenge

Abstract

The purpose of this experiment was to examine the effects of probiotic feed additives on the growth performance, nutritional digestibility, and serum metabolic profile of broiler chickens exposed to an aflatoxicosis challenge. A total of 256 Ross 308 broiler chicks were divided into four treatments which included eight replicates and eight birds in each over a 37-day period. Treatments included a negative control (without additions), a positive control with aflatoxin B1 for only first 10 days (AFB1, 40 µg/kg), a negative control with probiotic (0.5 mg/kg)