Fungi and Mycotoxins in Feed Intended for Sows at Different Reproductive Stages in Argentina

Table 2

Fungal counts (CFU/g) from raw materials and finished feed at different reproductive stages in DRBC and DG18 culture media.

Culture media	Sampling period	Fungal counts (CFU/g)${}^{*}$ Media $\pm$ SD
		Milled maize	Soybean	Sow	Nonpregnant gilt	Pregnant gilt
DRBC	May	$6.7\times {10}^4\pm 4\times {10}^3$	$4.5\mathrm{\hspace{0.17em}\hspace{0.17em}}\times {10}^2\mathrm{\hspace{0.17em}\hspace{0.17em}}\pm 8\times {10}^2$	$1\times {10}^4\mathrm{\hspace{0.17em}\hspace{0.17em}}\pm 5\times {10}^3$	$2\times {10}^4\pm 6\times {10}^3$	$5.9\times {10}^4\pm 4\times {10}^3$
	June	$9.7\times {10}^4\pm 5\times {10}^3$	$<1\times {10}^2$	$2\times {10}^4\pm 6\times {10}^3$	$5\times {10}^4\pm 7\times {10}^3$	$4\times {10}^4\pm 1\times {10}^4$
	July	$1.5\times {10}^4\pm 6\times {10}^3$	$<1\times {10}^2$	$2.2\times {10}^4\pm 7\times {10}^3$	$4\times {10}^4\pm 3\times {10}^3$	$4.1\times {10}^4\pm 4\times {10}^3$
	August	$2.3\times {10}^5\pm 7\times {10}^5$	$6\times {10}^2\pm 2\times {10}^2$	$1.9\times {10}^4\pm 1.4\times {10}^3$	$2.5\times {10}^4\pm 2.8\times {10}^3$	$3.9\times {10}^4\pm 4.2\times {10}^3$
	September	$2.9\times {10}^5\pm 9\times {10}^3$	$3\times {10}^2\pm 1\times {10}^2$	$1.4\times {10}^5\pm 5.6\times {10}^4$	$2.6\times {10}^4\pm 2.8\times {10}^4$	$2.3\times {10}^5\pm 2.8\times {10}^4$
DG18	May	$1.4\times {10}^4\pm 7\times {10}^3$	$8.5\times {10}^2\pm 9\times {10}^2$	$1\times {10}^4\pm 4\times {10}^3$	$1.5\times {10}^4\pm 3\times {10}^3$	$6.7\times {10}^4\pm 2.1\times {10}^4$
	June	$8\times {10}^4\pm 1.3\times {10}^4$	$<1\times {10}^2$	$1.5\times {10}^4\pm 5\times {10}^3$	$2\times {10}^4\pm 6\times {10}^3$	$1.3\times {10}^4\pm 5.3\times {10}^4$
	July	$1\times {10}^4\pm 9\times {10}^3$	$5\times {10}^2\pm 1\times {10}^2$	$1.7\times {10}^4\pm 6\times {10}^3$	$2.5\times {10}^4\pm 8\times {10}^3$	$5.4\times {10}^4\pm 4\times {10}^3$
	August	$1.3\times {10}^5\pm 2.1\times {10}^4$	$1\times {10}^3\pm 1\times {10}^2$	$2\times {10}^4\mathrm{\hspace{0.17em}\hspace{0.17em}}\pm 2.1\times {10}^3$	$2.9\times {10}^4\pm 1.1\times {10}^4$	$3.8\times {10}^4\pm 3.5\times {10}^3$
	September	$1.5\times {10}^5\pm 2.5\times {10}^4$	$9\times {10}^2\pm 2\times {10}^2$	$5.9\times {10}^5\pm 4.9\times {10}^3$	$3.1\times {10}^4\pm 1.1\times {10}^4$	$3.9\times {10}^5\pm 7.8\times {10}^4$

Detection limit: 1$\times$ 10² CFU g^-1. Maximum recommended level: 1 $\times$ 10⁴ CFU g^-1 [16].
DRBC: dichloran rose bengal chloranphenicol. DG18: dichloran glycerol 18%.