A limited survey of aflatoxins and zearalenone in feed and feed ingredients from Pakistan

This work presents current information on the presence of aflatoxins (AFs) and zearalenone (ZEN) in feed and feed ingredients from Punjab, Pakistan. The 105 samples tested were concentrated feed, i.e., cotton seed meal (18 samples) and soybean meal (14), and feed ingredients, i.e., crushed corn (17)...

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Main Authors: Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar, M. R., Asi, K. M., Zia, S., Jinap, Malik, Noeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association for Food Protection 2016
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author Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar
M. R., Asi
K. M., Zia
S., Jinap
Malik, Noeen
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K. M., Zia
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description This work presents current information on the presence of aflatoxins (AFs) and zearalenone (ZEN) in feed and feed ingredients from Punjab, Pakistan. The 105 samples tested were concentrated feed, i.e., cotton seed meal (18 samples) and soybean meal (14), and feed ingredients, i.e., crushed corn (17), crushed wheat (15), barley (17). and poultry feed (24). Samples were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography equipped with a fluorescence detector. Analysis revealed that 69 of 105 samples were contaminated with AFs, and the highest mean concentrations of AFB1 (6.20 μg/kg) and total AFs (9.30 μg/kg) were found in poultry feed samples. The mean total AF concentrations ranged from the limit of quantification to 165.5 μg/kg. However, 75 of the 105 samples were positive for ZEN. The highest mean concentration (19.45 μg/kg) was found in poultry feed samples. The mean ZEN concentrations were 0.15 to 145.30 μg/kg. The prevalence of AFs and ZEN was high in feed and feed ingredients and needs urgent attention.
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spelling upm-548532018-05-22T01:47:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54853/ A limited survey of aflatoxins and zearalenone in feed and feed ingredients from Pakistan Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar M. R., Asi K. M., Zia S., Jinap Malik, Noeen This work presents current information on the presence of aflatoxins (AFs) and zearalenone (ZEN) in feed and feed ingredients from Punjab, Pakistan. The 105 samples tested were concentrated feed, i.e., cotton seed meal (18 samples) and soybean meal (14), and feed ingredients, i.e., crushed corn (17), crushed wheat (15), barley (17). and poultry feed (24). Samples were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography equipped with a fluorescence detector. Analysis revealed that 69 of 105 samples were contaminated with AFs, and the highest mean concentrations of AFB1 (6.20 μg/kg) and total AFs (9.30 μg/kg) were found in poultry feed samples. The mean total AF concentrations ranged from the limit of quantification to 165.5 μg/kg. However, 75 of the 105 samples were positive for ZEN. The highest mean concentration (19.45 μg/kg) was found in poultry feed samples. The mean ZEN concentrations were 0.15 to 145.30 μg/kg. The prevalence of AFs and ZEN was high in feed and feed ingredients and needs urgent attention. International Association for Food Protection 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54853/1/A%20limited%20survey%20of%20aflatoxins%20and%20zearalenone%20in%20feed%20and%20feed%20ingredients%20from%20.pdf Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar and M. R., Asi and K. M., Zia and S., Jinap and Malik, Noeen (2016) A limited survey of aflatoxins and zearalenone in feed and feed ingredients from Pakistan. Journal of Food Protection, 79 (10). pp. 1798-1801. ISSN 0362-028X 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-16-091
spellingShingle Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar
M. R., Asi
K. M., Zia
S., Jinap
Malik, Noeen
A limited survey of aflatoxins and zearalenone in feed and feed ingredients from Pakistan
title A limited survey of aflatoxins and zearalenone in feed and feed ingredients from Pakistan
title_full A limited survey of aflatoxins and zearalenone in feed and feed ingredients from Pakistan
title_fullStr A limited survey of aflatoxins and zearalenone in feed and feed ingredients from Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed A limited survey of aflatoxins and zearalenone in feed and feed ingredients from Pakistan
title_short A limited survey of aflatoxins and zearalenone in feed and feed ingredients from Pakistan
title_sort limited survey of aflatoxins and zearalenone in feed and feed ingredients from pakistan
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54853/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54853/1/A%20limited%20survey%20of%20aflatoxins%20and%20zearalenone%20in%20feed%20and%20feed%20ingredients%20from%20.pdf