Acute aflatoxicosis in feeder pigs, resulting from improper storage of corn.
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.
Coppock
R W
RW
Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
Reynolds
R D
RD
Buck
W B
WB
Jacobsen
B J
BJ
Ross
S C
SC
Mostrom
M S
MS
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
D000348:Aflatoxins