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. 2023 Feb 24;11(3):574. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11030574

Table 8.

The score of the PH changes in liver of broilers chicks fed with diets containing AFB1 and T-2 toxin combination in relation to the numbers of animals examined.

Organ PH Change E-I E-II E-III E-IV E-V E-VI
Liver Hepatocytes Cloudy swelling 5/12 2/12 10/12 6/12 7/11 5/12
Vacuolar degeneration 9/12 6/12 5/12 4/12 7/11 1/12
Hydrops degeneration 8/12 1/12 6/12 1/12 0/12 0/12
Necrosis 3/12 2/12 7/12 4/12 2/11 2/12
Bile ducts Hyperplasia of bile ductules 6/12 4/12 6/12 2/12 7/11 4/12
Desquamation of bile duct epithelium 8/12 7/12 7/12 4/12 9/11 5/12
Pericholangitis 3/12 3/12 2/12 6/12 6/11 4/12
Interstitium Periportal fibrosis 3/12 1/12 1/12 0/12 2/12 0/12