Liver antioxidant status
Lipid peroxide and aqueous peroxide levels were significantly increased in liver homogenates of birds fed AFB1 (Table 4).Supplementation of the AFB1 diet with 74 and 222mg/kg TCMN significantly improved antioxidant status in the liver in terms of total antioxidant concentration, superoxide dismutase and catalase activity and level of peroxides; however,222mg/kg TCMN was more effective compared to birds fed the control diet or the diet with AFB1 (Table 4). Although the highest concentration of total antioxidants was observed in liver homogenates of birds fed the diet containing 444mg/kg TCMN and AFB1, antioxidant protection was not evident in terms of level of peroxides and superoxide dismutase and catalase activities.