FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

(A Peer Review Journal)
e–ISSN: 2408–5162; p–ISSN: 2048–5170

FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

EVALUATION OF THE IMMUNOMODULATORY AND AMELIORATIVE EFFECT OF NEVATOX CLAY BINDER ON LIVER, KIDNEY, AND BURSA OF FABRICIUS OF TURKEY POULTS DURING AFLATOXICOSIS
Pages: 43-47
Oyegunwa, A.S, Mebude A.M. and Adesanya D.A.


keywords: Aflatoxin B1, nevatox, turkey poults, immunomodulatory, ameliorative

Abstract

Aflatoxin has become a nightmare in poultry industry. Clay minerals have shown some potency in neutralizing the effect of the toxin on broilers and other class of poultry. However, such information on turkey management is scanty. This study was therefore conducted to evaluate the immunomodulatory and ameliorative effect of Nevatox, a clay mineral on the performance of turkey poults. A total of eighty, 21- day-old turkey poults were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments with four replicates of four poults per replicate in a completely randomized design. Data collected were analysed using SAS while means were separated using Duncan Multiple Range Test............

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