Ergosterol and polyphenol contents as rapid indicators of orchardgrass silage safety.

ABSTRACT: The ergosterol (ERG) has been proposed as a potential indicator of fungal contamination, along with polyphenol content analysis to predict silage safety. Despite efforts in controlling fungal growth in silage, mycotoxin co-contamination represents a possible risk for animal and human health. Modern analytical techniques determine a multitude of fungal metabolites contaminating feed. Nonetheless, these methods require sometimes arduous sample pre-treatment, long separation times, and expensive standard compounds to identified contaminants. Thus, the goal of this study was to suggest a rapid analysis of ERG and polyphenol contents to assess silage hygienic quality in ten orchardgrass varieties ensiled without and with biological and chemical additives. The determination of ERG on samples was

SUBMITTER: Alba-Mejia JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102439 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature