Ubiquity of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in animal feeds in Republic of Serbia
2009
Krnjaja, V., Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia) | Levic, J., Maize Research Institute Zemun Polje, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia) | Stankovic, S., Maize Research Institute Zemun Polje, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia)
Climatic conditions and growing of grain on large areas in the Republic of Serbia are suitable for development of numerous toxigenic species, such as Fusarium spp., Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp., and resulting from this is frequent incidence of animal feed contamination by their toxic products. In the Republic of Serbia, the most frequent fungi determined in animal feed are those from Fusarium genus, as well as their mycotoxins. Of Fusarium species the most frequent one is F. graminearum, and of toxins zearalenon, in maize or wheat grains, which are the main raw material in production of animal feeds. Alfatoxins are rarely isolated in the Republic of Serbia, but there are conditions for their increased presence in imported feed components. Natural occurrence of ochratoxin A is more frequent than incidence of alfatoxins in climatic conditions of the Republic of Serbia. Presence of mycotoxins produced by species of genera Fusarium, Aspergillus and Penicillum indicates potential risk of incidence of mycotoxicosis, especially in younger animal categories.
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