Efficacy of Aqueous Extract of Thymus Daenensis to Ameliorate the Adverse Effects of Aflatoxin in Japanese Quail

This study evaluated the efficacy of aqueous extract of Thymus daenensis to ameliorate the adverse effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in Japanese quail. The experiment was conducted as a 2×2 factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design with two levels of aflatoxin (0 and 500µg/kg) and two levels of aqueous extract of T. daenensis (0 and 2000 mg/kg). Each of the 4 dietary treatments was fed to five replicate cages (4 birds/cage) from 24 to 45 days of age. The results showed that Aflatoxin and extract did not have any effect on the histo-morphology of jejunum of birds (P