{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":{"citationCount":0,"reanalysisCount":0,"viewCount":60,"searchCount":0},"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["35(2)"],"submitter":["Akinmusire OO"],"funding":["University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna"],"pubmed_abstract":["Mycotoxins are toxic secondary fungal metabolites that can negatively affect animal productivity when ingested through feed. In order to assess mycotoxin contamination of poultry feed and feed ingredients vis-a-vis source tracking of feed contamination in Nigeria, 102 samples of feed (n = 30) and feed ingredients (n = 72) were collected from in-house mills of poultry farms across 12 states of Nigeria and analyzed for multiple mycotoxins using LC/MS-MS. One hundred and forty microbial metabolites were detected in the feed and feed ingredients. The most frequent mycotoxin in the feed was fumonisin B<sub>1</sub>, occurring in 97% of the samples at mean concentration of 1014 μg kg<sup>-1</sup>. AFB<sub>1</sub> occurred in 83% of the feed samples at mean concentration of 74 μg kg<sup>-1</sup> and in all feed ingredients except fish meal and other cereals (millet and rice). Feed samples analyzed in this study were contaminated with at least four mycotoxins: aflatoxins and fumonisin co-occurring in 80% of the samples. Peanut cake and maize contributed the most to the levels of aflatoxin and fumonisin, respectively, in the feed. Consequently, there is a need to explore other cereal- and protein-based ingredients for compounding feeds in order to reduce the risk associated with high mycotoxin (e.g. aflatoxin) intake in poultry."],"journal":["Mycotoxin research"],"pagination":["149-155"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6478637"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Mycotoxins in poultry feed and feed ingredients in Nigeria."],"pmcid":["PMC6478637"],"pubmed_authors":["Ezekiel CN","El-Yuguda AD","Musa JA","Krska R","Somorin YM","Akinmusire OO","Sulyok M","Oyedele OA"],"view_count":["60"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Mycotoxins in poultry feed and feed ingredients in Nigeria.","description":"Mycotoxins are toxic secondary fungal metabolites that can negatively affect animal productivity when ingested through feed. In order to assess mycotoxin contamination of poultry feed and feed ingredients vis-a-vis source tracking of feed contamination in Nigeria, 102 samples of feed (n = 30) and feed ingredients (n = 72) were collected from in-house mills of poultry farms across 12 states of Nigeria and analyzed for multiple mycotoxins using LC/MS-MS. One hundred and forty microbial metabolites were detected in the feed and feed ingredients. The most frequent mycotoxin in the feed was fumonisin B<sub>1</sub>, occurring in 97% of the samples at mean concentration of 1014 μg kg<sup>-1</sup>. AFB<sub>1</sub> occurred in 83% of the feed samples at mean concentration of 74 μg kg<sup>-1</sup> and in all feed ingredients except fish meal and other cereals (millet and rice). Feed samples analyzed in this study were contaminated with at least four mycotoxins: aflatoxins and fumonisin co-occurring in 80% of the samples. Peanut cake and maize contributed the most to the levels of aflatoxin and fumonisin, respectively, in the feed. Consequently, there is a need to explore other cereal- and protein-based ingredients for compounding feeds in order to reduce the risk associated with high mycotoxin (e.g. aflatoxin) intake in poultry.","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019 May","modification":"2024-10-17T16:58:03.402Z","creation":"2019-06-06T23:07:24Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6478637","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30484071"],"doi":["10.1007/s12550-018-0337-y"]}}