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Milad Manafi

Milad Manafi

Academic rank: Associate Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Faculty: agriculture
Address: Department of Animal Science. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran
Phone: 08133339881

Research

Title
Aflatoxicosis and Herbal Detoxification: The Effectiveness of Thyme Essence on Performance Parameters and Antibody Titers of Commercial Broilers Fed Aflatoxin B1
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Aflatoxin B1, Thyme Essence, Body Weight, Feed Consumption, FCR, Antibody titers, Broilers
Year
2014
Journal Research in Zoology
DOI
Researchers Milad Manafi ، mahdi hedayati ، Mojtaba Yari

Abstract

The current study is planned to investigate the effect of aflatoxin B1 (600ppb) and the ethanolic extract of Thyme (500ppm) in broiler chickens. 240 unsexed Ross broiler chicks were randomly allotted into 4 dietary treatments with three replicates and twenty chicks per replicates and reared in cage systems for 42 days. Results showed that the body weights of broilers fed aflatoxin were reduced significantly (P<0.05) and feed consumption and FCR were increased significantly (P<0.05). The inclusion of Thyme essence have showed an improved data and addition of Thyme essence to aflatoxin fed groups could partially alleviate the adverse effects of aflatoxin in the diet. The antibody titer values against Newcastle Disease, Infectious Bronchitis and Avian Influenza of broilers fed aflatoxin were significantly (P<0.05) increased and incorporation of 500ppm Thyme essence could partially restore the negative impact of aflatoxin in commercial broilers.