OBJECTIVE

Mycotoxins have become a serious issue in the animal feed industry and have also affected the aquaculture industry.

They can create serious health problems in aquatic and terrestrial animals, and their presence in agricultural products may result in significant economic losses.

MATERIALS & METHODS

A 12-week trial was conducted using 18 glass aquaria (100 L) at a density of 50 fish/aquarium.

The Nile Tilapia fry were fed a diet (1.97 ± 0.1 g) with similar crude protein levels (35.75 ± 0.35%) for a period of 84 days.

Six diets were prepared for treatment groups using different doses of the supplements (Minazel Plus® and MycoRaid) and corn contaminated with AFB1:

T1 Group: control diet

T2 Group: control diet + 2 g Minazel Plus®/kg

T3 Group: control diet + 2 g MycoRaid/kg

T4 Group: control diet + 0.5 mg AFB1/kg

T5 Group: control diet + 0.5 mg AFB1/kg + 2 g Minazel Plus®/kg

T6 Group: control diet + 0.5 mg AFB1

+ 2 g MycoRaid/kg

To reduce the impact of mycotoxins on Nile Tilapia fry, two commercially available products— Minazel Plus® (Organically Modified Clinoptilolite, OMC) and MycoRaid (multi-component mycotoxin detoxifying agent, MMDA).