Table 2.
Toxic effects of deoxynivalenol challenges, alone or in combination with other mycotoxins, on the growth performance of nursery pigs.
| Mycotoxin, Concentration (mg/kg) | n | BW Range (kg) | Duration (days) | Change in Growth Performance (%) | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADG | ADFI | G:F | |||||
| DON, 1 (purified) | 120 | 10–20 | 23 | −0.4 | −1.1 | −1.9 | [60] |
| DON, 2.3 | 36 | 7.5–16.5 | 21 | −18.4 | −15.9 | −4.2 | [57] |
| DON, 2.6 (purified) | 120 | 7–10 | 14 | −12.2 | −11.3 | 0.0 | [60] |
| DON, 3.2 | 60 | 8.2–20.6 | 34 | −11.7 | −5.9 | −5.6 | [13] |
| DON, 3.5 (purified) | 16 | 8–? | 35 | −19.2 | −19.8 | +0.8 | [61] |
| DON, 3.55 | 24 | 6–11 | 21 | −17.8 | −14.6 | −3.8 | [62] |
| DON, 4.2 | 126 | 13.4–22.4 | 21 | −18.9 | −12.0 | −7.8 | [63] |
| DON, 4.61 | 20 | 6.9–11.0 | 14 | −41.0 | −21.5 | −23.7 | [64] |
| DON, 7.38 (purified) | 10 | 19.3–40.1 | 28 | −30.2 | −7.1 | −24.8 | [35] |
| AFL, 0.18; FUM, 9; DON, 1 | 48 | 6–29 | 36 | −15.8 | −18.5 | +2.9 | [65] |
| DON, 4.45; FB1, 0.76; ZEA, 0.44 | 780 | 22.8–103.8 | 115 | −12.0 | −8.7 | −2.4 | [40] |
BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain-to-feed ratio; AFL, aflatoxins; DON, deoxynivalenol; FUM, fumonisins; ZEA, zearalenone; FB1, fumonisin B1.