Table 4.
Average concentrations of DON and DON-3S (peak area) in plasma, liver and excreta of broilers fed low DON level (5 mg/kg feed) and high DON level (15 mg/kg feed).
| Dietary Treatment/Biological Matrix | DON 1 | DON-3S 2 (×106) |
|---|---|---|
| Plasma (ng/mL) | ||
| Control | ND 3 | ND |
| DON low level (5 mg/kg) | ND | 0.27 ± 0.01 b |
| DON high level (15 mg/kg) | ND | 0.62 ± 0.15 a |
| SEM | - | 0.11 |
| p-Value | - | 0.01 |
| Liver (ng/g) | ||
| Control | ND | ND |
| DON low level (5 mg/kg) | ND | ND |
| DON high level (15 mg/kg) | ND | 0.70 ± 0.37 |
| Excreta (ng/g) | ||
| Control | ND | ND |
| DON low level (5 mg/kg) | 22.0 | 110 b |
| DON high level (15 mg/kg) | 24.1 | 295 a |
| SEM | 11.9 | 22.2 |
| p-Value | 0.81 | 0.0001 |
1 DON, deoxynivalenol; 2 DON-3S, deoxynivalenol 3-sulphate; a,b within the same column, different superscripts are significantly different (p value < 0.05);3 ND = not detectable (limit of detection (LOD) = 1.5 ng/mL.