| Literature DB >> 25488508 |
S T H Sherazi1, Z H Shar, G A Sumbal, Eddie T Tan, M I Bhanger, Huseyin Kara, S M Nizamani.
Abstract
A study was conducted to evaluate the occurrence of ochratoxin A (OTA) in complete poultry feeds (n=80) and poultry feed ingredients (n=286) from Pakistan. All samples were first analyzed by indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), samples with OTA concentrations above the European Union maximum regulatory limit (MRL, 100 μg/kg) were further confirmed by HPLC-FLD. Contamination frequency and mean OTA levels were 31% and 51 μg/kg in feed ingredients, and the corresponding values for complete feeds were 38% and 75 μg/kg. Ten samples of complete poultry feed and 19 samples of feed ingredients contained OTA at levels higher than the MRL. The results of the present study indicate that there is a strong need for a more intense monitoring programs for OTA in poultry feed.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25488508 DOI: 10.1007/s12550-014-0216-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mycotoxin Res ISSN: 0178-7888 Impact factor: 3.833