Prevention of Mycotoxicoses in Broiler Chickens Exposed to a Mycotoxin-Contaminated Diet.

The purpose of the survey is to study the possibility of applying Biobardin feed additive (3–5%). It can provide antibacterial properties for broiler-chicken feeds in order to reduce the negative effects of mycotoxins produced by the mold fungi Fusarium graminearum, F. sporotrichiella, F. poae, and F. moniliforme present in the feed mixtures on the production performance of poultry and to prevent mycotoxicoses in them. A positive effect of 5% feed additive supplemented to the diet is proven. The poultry suffering from the chronic forms of mycotoxicoses could absorb the nutrients more effectively than the poultry that consumed similar feeds free from the analyzed additives. The opportunity to reduce the chronic mycotoxicosis's after-effects in poultry by 25–50% is found. The Biobardin additive testing for its different proportions contained in the moderately contaminated feed mixture could contribute to normalizing the metabolic processes in the digestive system due to the probiotic bacteria in the feed additive and the reduced alimentary toxic load on the bird body. As much as 5% of Biobardin additive contained in feed can provide the opportunity to compensate for a 10–30% reduction in key performance indicators for broiler chickens, which is more effective than the same fishmeal proportion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]