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Influence of gamma radiation on productivity parameters of chicken fed mycotoxin-contaminated corn
Fecha
2010Registro en:
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Oxford, v. 68, n. 10, p. 1903-1908, 2010.
0969-8043
10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.04.032
Autor
SIMAS, Mônica Mattos dos Santos
ALBUQUERQUE, Ricardo de
OLIVEIRA, Carlos Augusto Fernandes de
ROTTINGHAUS, G. E
CORRÊA, Benedito
Institución
Resumen
The aim of this study was to evaluate productivity parameters and carcass yield of broiler chickens fed irradiated corn contaminated with mycotoxins. For this purpose, 180 one-day-old male chicks were divided into nine treatments and fed for 42 days. The results indicated that irradiation of corn with 5 kGy improved the productivity parameters studied. Therefore, gamma radiation may become an alternative for the control of the deleterious effects of mycotoxins on broiler chickens, which cause marked economic losses for rural producers