Research Article
Mycotoxins and Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Poultry Feed for Food-Producing Animals
Table 4
Concentration of different mycotoxins in poultry feed samples (ND: not detected).
| | Province | Parameter | Mycotoxins (ppb) | | Aflatoxin* | DON* | Fumonisin* | OTA* | T2-toxin* | ZEA* |
| | Bs. As. | Number of samples positive/tested | (94.5%) | (100%) | (100%) | (94.5%) | (83.4%) | (66.7%) | | Minimum | ND | 222.00 | 222.00 | ND | ND | ND | | Maximum | 11.85 | 318.00 | 4980.00 | 12.31 | 50.00 | 50.00 | | Median | 4.32 | 222.00 | 890.00 | 5.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| | La Pampa | Number of samples positive/tested | (80%) | (80%) | (100%) | (90%) | (40%) | (90%) | | Minimum | ND | ND | 1160.00 | ND | ND | ND | | Maximum | 4.24 | 247.00 | 6000.00 | 5.00 | 50.00 | 95.58 | | Median | 1.96 | 222.00 | 4565.00 | 5.00 | ND | 50.00 |
| | Río Negro | Number of samples positive/tested | (94.5%) | (100%) | (100%) | (100%) | (100%) | (100%) | | Minimum | ND | 222.00 | 222.00 | 5.00 | ND | 50.00 | | Maximum | 37.67 | 222.00 | 6000.00 | 13.20 | 107.23 | 75.76 | | Median | 2.47 | 222.00 | 708.50 | 5.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
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LOD (ppb): aflatoxin: <1.7; DON: 200; fumonisins: 222; OTA: 5; T2-toxin: <20; ZEA: 17–41.
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