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| Huerta-Treviño,Alejandra; Dávila-Aviña,Jorge E.; Sánchez,Eduardo; Heredia,Norma; García,Santos. |
| Abstract Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by specific filamentous fungi that are common contaminants of agricultural commodities. These compounds are toxic to humans and animals, and they are a health problem worldwide. Mycotoxin-containing feeds can cause serious diseases in farm animals and substantial economic losses. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the occurrence and levels of six mycotoxins in three types of forage at retail in the state of Nuevo León, México. The hypothesis was that all types of forages were contaminated with at least one of the six mycotoxins analyzed. One hundred and twenty samples of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], and grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) used for... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mycotoxins; Forages; Aflatoxin; Fumonisin; Ochratoxin. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1405-31952016000700825 |
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