Table 3 Hepatic histology of liver damage in aflatoxin-exposed chickens
Group(days) | Parameters |
Hemo-rrhage | Hepatocyte necrosis | Inflammatory cell infiltration | Fatty degeneration |
7 | Cont. | — | — | — | — |
T1 | — | + | + | + |
T2 | + | + | + | + |
T3 | + | ++ | + | + |
14 | Cont. | — | — | — | — |
T1 | + | + | + | + |
T2 | + | + | + | ++ |
T3 | ++ | ++ | + | + |
21 | Cont. | — | — | — | + |
T1 | + | + | + | + |
T2 | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
T3 | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ |
Grades are follows: - absent, + trace (1~25%). ++ weak (26∼50%), +++ moderate (50∼75%). Cont: basal feed (without AFB1), T1: Aflatoxin B1 0.5 mg/kg of feed, T2: Aflatoxin B1 1.0 mg/kg of feed, T3: Aflatoxin B1 2.0 mg/kg of feed.