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Zearalenone, deoxynivalenol and fumonisins in mixed-feed for laying hens

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Fusarium toxins are secondary metabolites produced byfungi of these genera in many commodities under certain conditions. A study was carried out to investigate the co-occurrence of zearalenone (ZEN), deoxynivalenol (DON) and fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) in 52 samples of mixed-feed for poultry contaminated withFusarium verticillioides. The zearalenone and deoxynivalenol were checked using immunoaffinity column and the extraction of fumonisin was performed by strong anion exchange (SAX) solid phase column. Detection and quantification were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The limit of detection was 5 μg/kg for ZEN, 100 μg/kg for DON and 50 and 100 μg/kg for FB1 and FB2 respectively.Fusarium toxins were detected in 20 samples. Sixteen samples were positive for ZEN (30.7%) presenting levels that ranged from 7.4 μg/kg to 61.4 μg/kg (mean=27.0 μg/kg). 13.5% of the samples presented contaminations of DON, with levels ranging from 100.0 μg/kg to 253 μg/kg (mean=l18.07 μg/kg). FB1 was detected in 19.2% of samples, with levels ranging from 50.0 μg/kg to 110.0 μg/kg (mean=73.6 μg/kg). FB2 was not detected in any sample. In positive samples simultaneously contamination with two or three mycotoxins were detected in 9 of them (17.3%).

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  1. Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinâria, Estrada de Benfica, 701, 1549-011, Lisboa, Portugal

    H. M. Martins

  2. Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal/CIISA/Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Av. Condes de Barcelona, 2769-510, Lisboa, Portugal

    M. M. Guerra

  3. CIISA/Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Polo Universitáre da Ajuda, Rua Professor Cid dos Santos, 1300-417, Lisboa, Portugal

    F. Bernardo

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Martins, H.M., Guerra, M.M. & Bernardo, F. Zearalenone, deoxynivalenol and fumonisins in mixed-feed for laying hens. Mycotox Res 22, 206–210 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02946743

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