IngentaConnect Occurrence of Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in Indian Poultry Feeds

Authors: Thirumala-Devi K.¹; Mayo M.A.²; Reddy G.³; Reddy D.V.R.¹

Source: Journal of Food Protection®, Volume 65, Number 8, 1 August 2002 , pp. 1338-1340(3)

Publisher: International Association for Food Protection

Abstract:

From 1998 to 2001, 216 ingredients intended for incorporation into chicken feed, which included groundnut cake, maize, millets, rice bran, sorghum, soybean, sunflower, and mixed feeds, were assayed for aflatoxins and ochratoxin A contamination using an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Thirty-eight percent of the samples were contaminated with aflatoxins and 6% with ochratoxin A. The incidence scores of aflatoxin contamination in excess of 10

g/kg were 41 of 95 for maize, 18 of 30 for mixed feeds, 10 of 37 for groundnut, 6 of 29 for sorghum, 5 of 10 for sunflower, 3 of 14 for rice bran, and 1 of 8 for millet. Ochratoxin A contamination, in excess of 10

g/kg, was found in 9 of 29 sorghum samples, 1 of 27 groundnut samples, 1 of 14 rice bran samples, 1 of 10 sunflower samples, and 2 of 8 millet samples. Ochratoxin A was not found in maize and mixed feeds. None of the three soybean samples contained ochratoxin A. This is the first report, to our knowledge, of co-occurrence of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in Indian poultry feeds. The results confirm the importance of analysis of ingredients before incorporating them into mixed feeds.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India 2: Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK 3: Osmania University, Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh 500 007, India

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