 | Abstract 451Occurrence of aflatoxin in some feed ingredients in three geographical regions of Andhra Pradesh.Reddy,-PS; Reddy,-CV; Reddy,-VR; Rao,-PV College of Veterinary Science (Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Univ.), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500 030, India. Indian-Journal-of-Animal-Sciences. 1984, 54: 3, 235-238; 8 ref. A survey on aflatoxin contamination of some poultry feed ingredients, conducted in Andhra Pradesh during winter of 1981-82, indicated that groundnut cake (GNC), in general, contained more total aflatoxin, 587 mug/kg, than did maize 71, pearl millet 38, broken rice 43 and rice polish 23 mug/kg. The GNC samples collected from the coastal region had more aflatoxin, 974 mug/kg, than had those from Rayalaseema region, 573 mug/kg, and Telangana region, 215 mug/kg. Maize from Rayalaseema, the coast and Telangana had aflatoxin 99, 62 and 53 mu/kg, respectively. No consistent trend was observed in the other feedingstuffs. The storage of samples for 2 months significantly increased the aflatoxin content in GNC and maize but not in the other ingredients. This abstract relates to the following species: |