Global Mycotoxin Occurrence in Feed: A Ten-Year Survey
BIOMIN Research Center, Technopark 1, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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Toxins 2019, 11(7), 375; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11070375
Received: 5 June 2019 / Revised: 24 June 2019 / Accepted: 25 June 2019 / Published: 27 June 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fungal Infestations in Humans, Animals, Crops)
Mycotoxins contaminating animal feed can exert toxic effects in animals and be transferred into animal products. Therefore, mycotoxin occurrence in feed should be monitored. To this end, we performed a large-scale global survey of mycotoxin contamination in feed and assessed regional differences and year-to-year variation of mycotoxin occurrence. Concentrations of aflatoxin B1, zearalenone, fumonisins, ochratoxin A, deoxynivalenol, and T-2 toxin were analyzed in 74,821 samples of feed and feed raw materials (e.g., maize, wheat, soybean) collected from 100 countries from 2008 to 2017. In total, 88% of the samples were contaminated with at least one mycotoxin. Mycotoxin occurrence showed distinct regional trends and climate was a key determinant governing these trends. In most regions, the majority of samples complied with maximum levels and guidance values for mycotoxins in animal feed that are in effect in the European Union. However, 41.1%, 38.5%, and 20.9% of samples from South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia, respectively, exceeded the maximum level for aflatoxin B1 (20 µg/kg). In several regions, mycotoxin concentrations in maize showed a pronounced year-to-year variation that could be explained by rainfall or temperature during sensitive periods of grain development. A large fraction of samples (64%) was co-contaminated with ≥ 2 mycotoxins. Most frequently observed mycotoxin mixtures were combinations of deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, and fumonisins, as well as fumonisins and aflatoxin B1. Deoxynivalenol and zearalenone concentrations were correlated in maize and wheat. In conclusion, according to an extensive global survey, mycotoxin (co-)contamination of animal feed is common, shows regional trends, and is governed in part by climate and weather.
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Gruber-Dorninger, C.; Jenkins, T.; Schatzmayr, G. Global Mycotoxin Occurrence in Feed: A Ten-Year Survey. Toxins 2019, 11, 375. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11070375
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Gruber-Dorninger C, Jenkins T, Schatzmayr G. Global Mycotoxin Occurrence in Feed: A Ten-Year Survey. Toxins. 2019; 11(7):375. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11070375
Chicago/Turabian StyleGruber-Dorninger, Christiane; Jenkins, Timothy; Schatzmayr, Gerd. 2019. "Global Mycotoxin Occurrence in Feed: A Ten-Year Survey" Toxins 11, no. 7: 375. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11070375
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