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A systematic study was made of the effect of graded levels of dietary aflatoxin on the performance of broilers under simulated practical conditions. No adverse effects were detected when a ration containing 400 ppb aflatoxin was fed to Arbor-Acres broiler chicks from 1 day to 8 weeks of age. At higher levels (800 and 1600 ppb) adverse liver effects were detected, based on biochemical and histological studies. By chemical analysis, no evidence of aflatoxin was found in the meat, liver or blood of broilers fed 1600 ppb for 60 days prior to slaughter, nor in the eggs, meat, liver, or blood of White Leghorn hens fed a ration containing 2700 ppb aflatoxin for a period of 48 days.
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