title: Acute aflatoxicosis in feeder pigs, resulting from improper storage of corn.
abstract: Aflatoxicosis was diagnosed in 600 feeder pigs, of which 400 died, 150 were destroyed, and 50 were marketed. The pigs were exposed to 2,500 to 3,500 micrograms of aflatoxins/kg of feed. Drought-stressed damaged corn infected with Aspergillus flavus was stored under ambient conditions in a glass-lined silo, and this storage environment provided conditions that favored rapid fungal growth and mycotoxin production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Coppock
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Buck
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mostrom
mesh_terms: D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001231:Aspergillus flavus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D005519:Food Preservation; D015651:Mycotoxicosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D003313:Zea mays / Q000382:microbiology*; D000096702:Aflatoxin Poisoning
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins