This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of a toxin binder to assay the adverse effects of 1.5 mg/kg of aflatoxin b1 fed to laying quails. Material and methods: The quails were fed a corn-soybean meal basal diet (control); control plus 1.5 ppm Aflatoxin B1 (AF); control plus 0.03% freetox Mycotoxin Binder (NMB); and control plus AF and freetox (1.5 ppm Aflatoxin B1 and 0.03% freetox, respectively (added to the basal diet) from 37 to 45 weeks of age. Result: Results showed that addition of aflatoxin b1 altered the performance indices of quails in terms of feed intake, FCR, egg production, and egg weight. Intestinal morphology of quails was also manipulated by inclusion of aflatoxin into the diet. The immunity of quails fed aflatoxin declined significantly. However, it could increase the population of harmful bacteria collected from the ileum of quails. The results of this study established that using mycotoxin binder could bypass these adverse effects significantly and can be used in laying quails as a suitable binder when mycotoxin is present in their feed.
