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AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION OF AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL FEEDS AND SUSPECTED CASES OF MYCOTOXICOSIS
Author(s) -
Bryden W. L.,
Lloyd A. B.,
Cumming R. B.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1980.tb05674.x
Subject(s) - aflatoxin , contamination , mycotoxin , outbreak , meal , biology , animal feed , food science , food contaminant , veterinary medicine , zoology , toxicology , medicine , ecology , virology
Aflatoxin B 1 was detected in 23 of 55 Australian feedstuffs known to be either water damaged or visibly mouldy. The highest contamination was 0.7 mg/kg of feed and the mean concentration 0.14 mg/kg. Of 36 feedstuffs purchased from local manufacturers, only a peanut meal contained aflatoxin B 1 (0.5 mg/kg). Eleven feedstuffs were associated with field outbreaks of animal disease and 7 of these contained aflatoxin. However, the level of aflatoxin contamination was insufficient to account for the described disease symptoms.