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  • Title: Occurrence of ochratoxin A in poultry feeds and feed ingredients from Pakistan.
    Author: Sherazi ST, Shar ZH, Sumbal GA, Tan ET, Bhanger MI, Kara H, Nizamani SM.
    Journal: Mycotoxin Res; 2015 Feb; 31(1):1-7. PubMed ID: 25488508.
    Abstract:
    A study was conducted to evaluate the occurrence of ochratoxin A (OTA) in complete poultry feeds (n=80) and poultry feed ingredients (n=286) from Pakistan. All samples were first analyzed by indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), samples with OTA concentrations above the European Union maximum regulatory limit (MRL, 100 μg/kg) were further confirmed by HPLC-FLD. Contamination frequency and mean OTA levels were 31% and 51 μg/kg in feed ingredients, and the corresponding values for complete feeds were 38% and 75 μg/kg. Ten samples of complete poultry feed and 19 samples of feed ingredients contained OTA at levels higher than the MRL. The results of the present study indicate that there is a strong need for a more intense monitoring programs for OTA in poultry feed.
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