title: A three-year survey on the worldwide occurrence of mycotoxins in feedstuffs and feed.
abstract: Between January 2009 and December 2011, a total of 7049 corn, soybean/soybean meal, wheat, dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and finished feed samples were analyzed for the occurrence of aflatoxins (Afla), zearalenone (ZEN), deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisins (FUM) and ochratoxin A (OTA). Samples were sourced in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Afla, ZEN, DON, FUM and OTA were present respectively in 33%, 45%, 59% 64% and 28% of analyzed samples between 2009 and 2011. From the 23,781 mycotoxin analyzes performed, 81% were positive for at least one mycotoxin. Results of this survey are provided by calendar year, in order to potentially show different trends on mycotoxin occurrence in distinct years: by commodity type and within the same commodity, and by region, to potentially reveal differences in mycotoxin contamination in commodities sourced in diverse regions.
authors.affiliation: BIOMIN Singapore Pte Ltd., 3791 Jalan Bukit Merah #08-08, E-Centre@Redhill, Singapore. ines.rodrigues@biomin.net
authors.forename: Inês
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Naehrer
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D001208:Asia; D003625:Data Collection; D005060:Europe; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D009656:North America; D013020:South America
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins
keywords: aflatoxins; deoxynivalenol; fumonisins; mycotoxins; occurrence; ochratoxin A; survey; zearalenone