Silage making increased considerably from the 1960s and is the predominant method of
forage preservation in temperate areas of the world. Silage is widely used in farms and has …

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a secondary metabolite produced by filamentous fungi of the genera
Aspergillus and Penicillium present in a wide variety of foodstuffs. The most relevant OTA …

Abstract Aflatoxins (AFs), ochratoxin A (OTA) and zearalenone (ZEN) were analyzed in 115
chicken meat and 80 eggs samples, collected from central areas of Punjab, Pakistan. The …

Ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination often causes large economic losses on livestock
production. The intake of feed contaminated by OTA also represents a potential risk for …

The black spored fungi of the subgenera Circumdata, the section Nigri (= Aspergillus niger
group) is reviewed relative to their production of mycotoxins and their effects on plants as …

The aim of this study was to determine the mycoflora of poultry feeds and evaluate the
aflatoxin and ochratoxins producing ability of isolated Aspergillus species. One hundred and …

Mycotoxins, the secondary metabolites of toxigenic fungi, are unavoidable contaminants in
foods and feeds exerting injurious effects upon animal and human health. The most …

In Spain, low ochratoxin A (OTA) levels have been detected in several pork products but
there is no information published about the fungi involved in this OTA contamination. It is …

Mould incidence and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination as well as
proximate composition and minerals content of maize kernels from Swat Valley, North West …

The study was undertaken to identify the major mycotoxigenic fungi, aflatoxin and fumonisin
levels in prepared poultry feeds in Ghana. Three hundred and fifty (350) prepared feed …