Aflatoxins, the first type of mycotoxins identified, are highly toxic and carcinogenic substances produced by the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB) is the most toxic and carcinogenic of all Aflatoxin metabolites, and the presence of contaminated feedstuffs…

Fungal contamination of agricultural products is often unavoidable and of worldwide concern, because the products frequently contain toxic metabolites that produce significant economic losses to the poultry industry. Mycotoxins cause a wide variety of adverse clinical signs, depending on the nature and concentration of toxins…