Hematology of Single Comb White Leghorn pullets fed aflatoxin-contaminated and ammonia-treated corn.
Erythrocyte count, hemoglobin content, percent hematocrit, or mean corpuscular hemoglobin were not affected by feeding aflatoxin levels of 2.3 ppb and 500 ppb to Single Comb White Leghorn hens. Pullets fed ammoniated corn without aflatoxin and pullets fed corn containing 500 ppb aflatoxin in the finished feed had significantly reduced mean corpuscular volume.
D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000641:Ammonia / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D004032:Diet; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D003313:Zea mays
D000348:Aflatoxins; D000641:Ammonia