RESPONSE OF BROILER CHICKENS FED AFLATOXIN MAIZE-BASED DIETS SUPPLEMENTED WITH VARIOUS LEVELS OF MYCOTOXIN BINDER

The efficacy of varying levels mycotoxin binder supplementation on growth performance, carcass characteristics and serum metabolites broiler chickens fed aflatoxin maize-based diets was assessed. A total four hundred thirty-two (432), one-day-old Hubbard Cobb hybrid broilers were used for the experiment. chicks equally weighed allotted to 12 dietary treatments in a 3 x 4 factorial arrangement an activated clay toxin at three different inclusion (0 g/kg, 0.1 g/kg 0.2 g/kg) feed challenged with B, (0, 40, 60 80 ppb). Thirty-six allocated each treatment group replicated times per replicate deep litter eight weeks. At end feeding trial, birds starved overnight prior blood collection, selected basis average pen weight. Blood samples collected haematological analysis. Data subjected One-way analysis variance (ANOVA) using SAS software. Results revealed significant (p < 0.05) differences protein (TP) content across treatments. Interaction between showed effect only Alanine amino transferase (ALT) birds. Addition (clay type) contaminated able ameliorate regardless level which it supplemented. Inclusion 1 % is therefore recommended ingredients formulations be always test aflatoxins.