TITLE:
Peculiarities of feed contamination with citrinin and ochratoxin A
AUTHORS:
Galina P. Kononenko, Alexey A. Burkin
KEYWORDS:
Ochratoxin A; Citrinin; Immunoassay; Feeds; Cereals
JOURNAL NAME:
Agricultural Sciences,
Vol.4 No.1,
January
29,
2013
ABSTRACT: Occurrence of citrinin and ochratoxin A in different feed ingredients and compound feeds was screened by accredited methods based on the indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. High frequency co-occurrence of both toxins was found in wheat grain and processed sunflower seeds. Citrinin levels exceeded those of ochratoxin A in the majority of co-contaminated feed samples, and the ratio of (1.1 - 10):1 proved to be the most frequent. A possible role of Aspergillus and Penicillium fungi in separate and simultaneous OTA and CIT occurrence in feeds is also discussed.