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A national survey of mycotoxins in canada
Author(s) -
Andrews R. I.,
Thompson B. K.,
Trenholm H. L.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02679309
Subject(s) - zearalenone , mycotoxin , aflatoxin , ochratoxin a , fusarium , ochratoxins , outbreak , ochratoxin , fumonisin , biology , geography , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , virology
Mycotoxin contamination of animal feedstuffs continues to be an area of concern in various regions of Canada. A survey of research institutions across Canada revealed that the mycotoxins, zearalenone, ochratoxin A, tricothecenes and aflatoxin, have been detected in suspected feed samples. These mycotoxins have produced mycotoxicoses in poultry, hogs and cattle. Estrogenic syndromes in hogs may be caused by the ingestion of zearalenone produced by Fusarium molds on grain com grown in southern Ontario. Overwintered barley contaminated with T‐2 toxin was suspected in an outbreak of fusariotoxicoses in swine in northern Alberta. Central and eastern Canada, which seem to be the major focus of mycotoxin occurrence, will be the object of further field level examination to discover patterns of occurrence and economic impact.