Table 3 Effects of different mycotoxins on meat quality

From: Insights into the evaluation, influential factors and improvement strategies for poultry meat quality: a review

No.

Types of mycotoxins

Dosages

Position

Variation in meat quality

References

1

T-2 toxin

4 ppm

Breast meat

Lower carcass yield and brisket yield

142

Bumonisin B1

20 ppm

2

Aflatoxin B1

1 mg/kg BW

Breast and thigh meat

Drip loss and shear increased

143

3

Ochratoxin A

172 μg/kg BW

Breast and thigh meat

pH24 and the water-holding capacity of meat declined

144

Deoxynivalenol

200 μg/kg BW

4

Mycotoxin mixtures

Unknown

Breast and thigh meat

Crude fat content and meat color L* values declined, and meat color a* and b* values increased

145

5

Aflatoxin B1

0 ppm and 0.5 ppm

Breast meat

Carcass yield and breast yield declined

78

6

Aflatoxin B1

Unknown (produced by strain ATCC 13,608)

Breast meat

Meat color L* values and cooking loss increased

79

7

Ochratoxin A

0.1 mg/kg BW

Breast meat

Breast yield declined

146

8

Aflatoxins

70.7 ± 1.3 μg/kg feed

Breast and thigh meat

Meat color a* and b* values increased

147

9

Aflatoxin B1

2 ppm

Breast meat

Water holding capacity of meat declined

77

Ochratoxin A

10

Deoxynivalenol

0.62 mg/kg BW

Breast meat

Meat color L* values declined

148

11

Deoxynivalenol

10 mg/kg feed

Breast and thigh meat

Decreased micronutrients in the breast meat

149

12

Zearalenone

25 mg/kg BW

Breast meat

No significant changes in the total chemical composition of dry matter, crude protein, crude ether extract, and ash

150

13

Aflatoxin B1

50 μg/kg BW

Breast meat

Decrease in sensory indicators and damage to the secondary structure of proteins

36

14

Aflatoxins

0.05 ppm

Breast meat

Meat color L* values increased, and unsaturated fatty acid content decreased

79

Fumonisin

20 ppm