Table 2.
Clinical signs and behavior of broiler chickens given different levels of adsorbent prepared from bagasse
| Time period | Clinical signs and behavior | Range of score | Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Aflatoxin B1 (AfB1) 200 μg/kg feed | |||||||
| Week (day) | B | C | D | E | F | |||
| 1(7) | Alertness | 0-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal-Depressed | ||||||||
| Attraction to feed | 0-3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Less interest | ||||||||
| Attraction to water | 0-3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-More/Less interest | ||||||||
| Faeces consistency | 0-3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Watery | ||||||||
| Feather | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Ruffled and Broken | ||||||||
| Cumulative Score | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2(14) | Alertness | 0-3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal-Depressed | ||||||||
| Attraction to feed | 0-3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Less interest | ||||||||
| Attraction to water | 0-3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-More/Less interest | ||||||||
| Faeces consistency | 0-3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Watery | ||||||||
| Feather | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Ruffled and Broken | ||||||||
| Cumulative Score | 0 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3(21) | Alertness | 0-3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal-Depressed | ||||||||
| Attraction to feed | 0-3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Less interest | ||||||||
| Attraction to water | 0-3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-More/Less interest | ||||||||
| Faeces consistency | 0-3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Watery | ||||||||
| Feather | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Ruffled and Broken | ||||||||
| Cumulative Score | 0 | 73 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4(28) | Alertness | 0-3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Normal-Depressed | ||||||||
| Attraction to feed | 0-3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Normal-Less interest | ||||||||
| Attraction to water | 0-3 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-More/Less interest | ||||||||
| Faeces consistency | 0-3 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Watery | ||||||||
| Feather | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Ruffled and Broken | ||||||||
| Cumulative Score | 0 | 124 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5(35) | Alertness | 0-3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Normal-Depressed | ||||||||
| Attraction to feed | 0-3 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Normal-Less interest | ||||||||
| Attraction to water | 0-3 | 0 | 79 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Normal-More/Less interest | ||||||||
| Faeces consistency | 0-3 | 0 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Normal-Watery | ||||||||
| Feather | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Normal-Ruffled and Broken | ||||||||
| Cumulative score | 0 | 201 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6(42) | Alertness | 0-3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Normal-Depressed | ||||||||
| Attraction to feed | 0-3 | 0 | 67 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Normal-Less interest | ||||||||
| Attraction to water | 0-3 | 0 | 89 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| Normal-More/Less interest | ||||||||
| Faeces consistency | 0-3 | 0 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Normal-Watery | ||||||||
| Feather | 0-3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Normal-Ruffled and Broken | ||||||||
| Cumulative score | 0 | 265 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 16 | ||
| Total cumulative score | 736 | 109 | 24 | 10 | 25 | |||
A = Basal feed, B = Basal feed + Aflatoxin B1 (200 ppm), C = Basal feed + Aflatoxin B1 (200 ppm) +0.2% Adsorbent, D = Basal feed + Aflatoxin B1 (200 ppm) +0.3% Adsorbent, E = Basal feed + Aflatoxin B1 (200 ppm) +0.4% Adsorbent, F = Basal feed + Aflatoxin B1 (200 ppm) +0.5% Adsorbent.