Adegbeye M J, Reddy P, Chilaka C A, Balogun O B, Salem A. 2020. Mycotoxin toxicity and residue in animal products: Prevalence, consumer exposure and reduction strategies - A review. Toxicon, 177, 96–108.

Alonso V A, Pereyra C M, Keller L A, Dalcero A M, Rosa C A, Chiacchiera S M, Cavaglieri L R. 2013. Fungi and mycotoxins in silage: An overview. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 115, 637–643.

Coulombe Jr R A. 1993. Biological action of mycotoxins. Journal of Dairy Science, 76, 880–891.

Dastager S G, Li W J, Dayanand A, Tang S K, Jiang X C L. 2006. Seperation, identification and analysis of pigment (melanin) production in Streptomyces. African Journal of Biotechnology, 5, 1131–1134.

Dohnal V, Wu Q, Ku A K. 2014. Metabolism of aflatoxins: Key enzymes and interindividual as well as interspecies differences. Archives of Toxicology, 88, 1635–1644.

Dorshorst B, Molin A M, Rubin C J, Johansson A M, Str Mstedt L, Pham M H, Chen C F, K F H, Shwell C A, Andersson L. 2011. A complex genomic rearrangement involving the endothelin 3 locus causes dermal hyperpigmentation in the chicken. PLoS Genetics, 7, 493.

Eaton D L, Groopman J D. 1994. The Toxicology of Aflatoxins: Human Health, Veterinary, and Agricultural Significance. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

Eriksson J, Larson G, Gunnarsson U, Bed’Hom B, Tixier-Boichard M, Strömstedt L, Wright D, Jungerius A, Vereijken A, Randi E. 2008. Identification of the yellow skin gene reveals a hybrid origin of the domestic chicken. PLoS Genetics, 4, e1000010.

Frases S, Salazar A, Dadachova E, Casadevall A. 2006. Cryptococcus neoformans can utilize the bacterial melanin precursor homogentisic acid for fungal melanogenesis. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 73, 615.

GB/T 14699.1-2005. 2005. Animal Feeding Stuffs - Sample. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China. (in Chinese)

GB/T 30955-2014. 2014. Determination of Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2 Content in Feeds. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China. (in Chinese)

GB/T 5750.6-2006. 2006. Standard Test Methods for Drinking Water. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China. (in Chinese)

GB/T 5750.12-2006. 2006. Standard Test Methods for Drinking Water. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China. (in Chinese)

Huang J Q, Jiang H F, Zhou Y Q, Lei Y, Wang S Y, Liao B S. 2009. Ethylene inhibited aflatoxin biosynthesis is due to oxidative stress alleviation and related to glutathione redox state changes in Aspergillus flavus. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 130, 17–21.

Jahanian E, Mahdavi A H, Asgary S, Jahanian R, Tajadini M H. 2019. Effect of dietary supplementation of mannanoligosaccharides on hepatic gene expressions and humoral and cellular immune responses in aflatoxin-contaminated broiler chicks. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 168, 9–18.

Komsky-Elbaz A, Saktsier M, Roth Z. 2018. Aflatoxin B1 impairs sperm quality and fertilization competence. Toxicology, 393, 42–50.

Lee J T, Jessen K A, Beltran R, Starkl V, Schatzmayr G, Borutova R, Caldwell D J. 2012. Effects of mycotoxin-contaminated diets and deactivating compound in laying hens: 2. Effects on white shell egg quality and characteristics. Poultry Science, 91, 2096.

Li D, Sun G, Zhang M, Cao Y, Kang X. 2020. Breeding history and candidate genes responsible for black skin of Xichuan black-bone chicken. BMC Genomics, 21, 511.

Liu J B, Yan H L, Cao S C, Hu Y D, Zhang H F. 2019. Effects of absorbents on growth performance, blood profiles and liver gene expression in broilers fed diets naturally contaminated with aflatoxin. Asian–Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 33, 294–304.

Mcgibbon W H. 1979. Green shanks and adult mortality in chickens. Journal of Heredity, 70, 44–46.

Mishra H N, Das C. 2003. A review on biological control and metabolism of aflatoxin. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 43, 245–264.

NY/T 33-2004. 2004. Feeding standard of chicken. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China. (in Chinese)

Pavan M E, López N I, Pettinari M J. 2020. Melanin biosynthesis in bacteria, regulation and production perspectives. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 104, 1357–1370.

Pavan W J, Sturm R A. 2019. The genetics of human skin and hair pigmentation. Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics, 20, 41–72.

Perez-Vendrell A M, Hernandez J M, Llaurado L, Schierle J, Brufau J. 2001. Influence of source and ratio of xanthophyll pigments on broiler chicken pigmentation and performance. Poultry Science, 80, 320–326.

Rajput S A, Sun L, Zhang N, Khalil M M, Gao X, Ling Z, Zhu L, Khan F A, Zhang J, Qi D. 2017. Ameliorative effects of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract on growth performance, immune function, antioxidant capacity, biochemical constituents, liver histopathology and aflatoxin residues in broilers exposed to aflatoxin B1. Toxins, 9, 371.

Reddy L, Odhav B, Bhoola K. 2006. Aflatoxin B1-induced toxicity in HepG2 cells inhibited by carotenoids: Morphology, apoptosis and DNA damage. Biological Chemistry, 14, 919–993.

Schaeffer J L, Tyczkowski J K, Riviere J E, Hamilton P B. 1988. Aflatoxin-impaired ability to accumulate oxycarotenoid pigments during restoration in young chickens. Poultry Science, 67, 619.

Smela M E, Currier S S, Bailey E A, Essigmann J M. 2001. The chemistry and biology of aflatoxin B-1: From mutational spectrometry to carcinogenesis. Carcinogenesis, 22, 535–545.

Taranu I, Marin D E, Palade M, Pistol G C, Chedea V S, Gras M A, Rotar C. 2019. Assessment of the efficacy of a grape seed waste in counteracting the changes induced by aflatoxin B1 contaminated diet on performance, plasma, liver and intestinal tissues of pigs after weaning. Toxicon, 162, 24–31.

Wang J S, Groopman J D. 1999. DNA damage by mycotoxins. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 424, 167–181.

Wu L, Guo X, Wang W, Medeiros D M, Clarke S L, Lucas E A, Smith B J, Lin D. 2016. Molecular aspects of β,β-carotene-9´,10´-oxygenase 2 in carotenoid metabolism and diseases. Experimental Biology & Medicine, 241, 1879.

Xu J, Lin S, Gao X, Nie Q, Zhang X. 2017. Mapping of Id locus for dermal shank melanin in a Chinese indigenous chicken breed. Journal of Genetics, 96, 977–983.

Yu W, Wang C, Xin Q, Li S, Feng Y, Peng X, Gong Y. 2013. Non-synonymous SNPs in MC1R gene are associated with the extended black variant in domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos). Animal Genetics, 44, 214–216.

Yu X, He X, Wang W, Feng Y, Chen H, Tian M, Liu D. 2018. Research progress on the effect of aflatoxin on poultry immunization. Agricultural Biotechnology, 7, 127–128.

Zaghini A, Martelli G, Roncada P, Simioli M, Rizzi L. 2005. Mannanoligosaccharides and aflatoxin B1 in feed for laying hens: Effects on egg quality, aflatoxins B1 and M1 residues in eggs, and aflatoxin B1 levels in liver. Poultry Science, 84, 825–832.

Zhou Z, Li M, Cheng H, Fan W, Yuan Z, Gao Q, Xu Y, Guo Z, Zhang Y, Hu J. 2018. An intercross population study reveals genes associated with body size and plumage color in ducks. Nature Communications, 9, 535–545.