Determination of Aflatoxin Levels Mixed Cattle Feeds from Different Farms in Diyarbakır Region

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 6, 17 - 18

Abdullatif Ekin , Ayfer Bozkurt Kiraz

https://doi.org/10.47115/bsagriculture.1549646

Abstract

This study set out to ascertain the aflatoxin levels in cattle feed and milk feed that were procured from feed production facilities situated in the Diyarbakır region—a region that accounts for a significant portion of the cattle production in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. The region's feeds were evaluated based on the limits of Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) (≥0.005 ppm) in cattle milk feed and Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) (≥0.02 ppm) in cattle feed. Contamination in terms of total aflatoxin levels in the feeds was also considered, in accordance with the Regulation on Unwanted Substances in Feeds (Regulation No: 2014/11). According to the determined mycotoxin contamination levels, the aflatoxin levels in cattle milk feed averaged 0.0036 ppm and 0.0034 ppm in cattle feed. This study describes how to store feeds and raw materials under what circumstances.

Keywords

aflatoxin, cattle feeds, contamination

Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval was not required for this study because of there was no study on animals or humans.

Supporting Institution

Harran Üniversitesi HÜBAP

Project Number

21243

Thanks

This study was produced from Abdullatif EKİN's thesis titled ' Determination of Aflatoxin Levels Mixed Cattle Feeds from Different Farms in Diyarbakır Region'. We would like to give our special thanks to the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Harran University (HUBAP) for financially supporting this research with a project number of 21243.

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