title: Occurrence of cyclopiazonic acid in feeds and feedstuffs in Tamil Nadu, India.
abstract: Out of 100 samples (67 randomly collected and 33 known to contain aflatoxin) of feeds and feedstuffs examined, 40 showed cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) activity, i.e., maize 10/26, groundnut cake 10/20, sunflower seed cake 7/10, sorghum 4/10, wheat 1/1, little millet 1/1, rice 1/1, deoiled rice bran 0.1, fishmeal 0/1, chick mash 1/3, grower mash 0/7, layer mash 3/11, broiler mash 2/6 and cattle feed 0/2, concentrations ranged from 0.4 to 12, 0.5 to 20, 0.3 to 20, 0.3 to 20, 20, 10, 10, 1.5, 1 to 15, 8 and 15 ppm, respectively. Co-occurrence of CPA was found in 14 of 33 aflatoxin-containing samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Madras Veterinary College, India.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balachandran
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Parthasarathy
mesh_terms: D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis; D000821:Animal Feed / Q000382:microbiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007194:India; D007211:Indoles / Q000032:analysis*; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D007211:Indoles; D009183:Mycotoxins; C000543:cyclopiazonic acid