Mycotoxin profiles of animal feeds in the central part of Thailand: 2015-2020

Vet World Vol.14 March-2021 Article-25

Research Article

Veterinary World, 14(3): 739-743

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2021.739-743

Suppada Kananub¹, Prakorn Jala², Sudtisa Laopiem³, Alongkot Boonsoongnern³, and Arsooth Sanguankiat¹

1. Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
2. Kamphaeng Saen Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
3. Department of Farm Resources and Production Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

Background and Aim: Mycotoxin contamination in animal feeds is of considerable concern because it can affect animal health systems. As a result of contamination in the food chain, humans can indirectly come into contact with mycotoxins. The present study aimed to present mycotoxin contamination patterns in animal feeds from 2015 to 2020 and elucidate associations between the type of feed and the type of ingredient.

Materials and Methods: Data were summarized from the records of the Kamphaeng Saen Veterinary Diagnosis Center from 2015 to 2020, which comprised the analyses of aflatoxin (AFL), zearalenone (ZEA), T-2 toxin (T-2), fumonisin (FUM), and deoxynivalenol (DON) contamination in feed ingredients, complete feeds, and unclassified feeds. Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared tests, and Fisher's exact tests were used for data analysis.

Results: ZEA was prevalent in animal feeds. The prevalence of each mycotoxin was constant from 2015 to 2020. Approximately 20-30% of samples were positive for AFL and FUM. The highest contamination was ZEA, which was found in 50% of the samples, and the occurrence of T-2 and DON was <10%. AFL significantly contaminated complete feeds more than feed ingredients. Feed ingredients were related to mycotoxin contaminations. The highest levels of AFL, FUM, and DON contamination occurred in 2017. The data in this year consisted mostly of soybean, corn, and rice bran.

Conclusion: The number of positive samples of all five mycotoxins was constant from 2015 to 2020, but the occurrence of ZEA was the highest. Mycotoxins in feedstuffs are significantly related to the type of feed and the type of ingredient. Keywords: complete feeds, compound feeds, contamination, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, mycotoxin.

Keywords: complete feeds, compound feeds, contamination, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, mycotoxin.

How to cite this article: Kananub S, Jala P, Laopiem S, Boonsoongnern A, Sanguankiat A (2021) Mycotoxin profiles of animal feeds in the central part of Thailand: 2015-2020, Veterinary World, 14(3): 739-743.

Received: 20-11-2020 Accepted: 05-02-2021 Published online: 23-03-2021

Corresponding author: Arsooth Sanguankiat E-mail: fvetass@ku.ac.th

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.739-743

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