Table 1.

Effects of deoxynivalenol on performance traits in poultry.

Deoxynivalenol (mg/kg diet) Birds (species and sex)	Duration of exposure (days)	Performance traits	Reference
Up to 15 mg/kg diet Broiler (male or mixed sex)	21–42	No effects on performance	[16,17,18,35,36,37,38,39,40,41]
10–15 mg/kg diet Broiler (male or mixed sex)	21–42	Reduced feed intake, weight gain and feed efficiency	[13,29,30,31]
20 mg/kg diet Turkey poults (female)	21	No effects on performance	[45]
2–3 mg/kg Laying hens (aged 48 weeks)	56	No effects on performance and egg production	[42]
0.02 mg/kg Lohman Brown laying hens	42	Reduced feed intake	[14]