<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The cereals are a suitable substrate for the growth of microscopic filamentous fungi. Micromycetes are capable of reducing the nutritional value of feedstuff and they can produce several mycotoxins. The most frequent genera of microscopic filamentous fungi are <italic>Fusarium</italic>, <italic>Penicillium</italic>, <italic>Alternaria</italic> and <italic>Aspergillus</italic>. The contamination by microscopic fungi and mycotoxins was determinated in 56 samples of feed cereals originating from the Slovak Republic. The most common genera of fungi detected in the feed cereals included: <italic>Alternaria</italic> (67.8 %), <italic>Fusarium</italic> (44.6 %), <italic>Penicillium</italic> (39.2 %), <italic>Mucor</italic> (30.3 %), <italic>Rhizopus</italic> (28.5 %), <italic>Cladosporium</italic> (21.4 %), <italic>Scopulariopsis</italic> (8.9 %) and <italic>Aspergillus</italic> (1.7 %). Deoxynivalenol was present in 24 samples (42.8 %) and zearalenone in 15 samples (26.7 %). The values of both mycotoxins did not reach the regulatory limits and thus they do not pose a risk to livestock nutrition.</p></abstract>

The cereals are a suitable substrate for the growth of microscopic filamentous fungi. Micromycetes are capable of reducing the nutritional value of feedstuff and they can produce several mycotoxins. The most frequent genera of microscopic filamentous fungi are Fusarium, Penicillium, Alternaria and Aspergillus. The contamination by microscopic fungi and mycotoxins was determinated in 56 samples of feed cereals originating from the Slovak Republic. The most common genera of fungi detected in the feed cereals included: Alternaria (67.8 %), Fusarium (44.6 %), Penicillium (39.2 %), Mucor (30.3 %), Rhizopus (28.5 %), Cladosporium (21.4 %), Scopulariopsis (8.9 %) and Aspergillus (1.7 %). Deoxynivalenol was present in 24 samples (42.8 %) and zearalenone in 15 samples (26.7 %). The values of both mycotoxins did not reach the regulatory limits and thus they do not pose a risk to livestock nutrition.

Mycobiota and Mycotoxic Contamination of Feed Cereals

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice

Folia Veterinaria

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The cereals are a suitable substrate for the growth of microscopic filamentous fungi. Micromycetes are capable of reducing the nutritional value of feedstuff...

Mycobiota and Mycotoxic Contamination of Feed Cereals

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2018

Páginas: 5 - 11

Recibido: 26 sept 2018

Aceptado: 07 nov 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2018-0031

Palabras clave
cereals, deoxynivalenol, ELISA, microscopic filamentous fungi, zearalenone

© 2018 Harčárová M. et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mycobiota and Mycotoxic Contamination of Feed Cereals

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2018

Páginas: 5 - 11

Recibido: 26 sept 2018

Aceptado: 07 nov 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2018-0031

Palabras clavecereals, deoxynivalenol, ELISA, microscopic filamentous fungi, zearalenone

© 2018 Harčárová M. et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
cereals, deoxynivalenol, ELISA, microscopic filamentous fungi, zearalenone