Aflatoxin Contamination of Corn Used as Bait for Deer in the Southeastern United States

Samples of shelled corn used for wildlife feed were taken from bait piles and storage bins in North Carolina and South Carolina (USA) from 29 September through 28 November 1993, and were analyzed for aflatoxin. Twenty (51%) of 39 samples were positive, with aflatoxin levels ranging from a trace to 7...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of wildlife diseases 1995-10, Vol.31 (4), p.570-572
Hauptverfasser:	Fischer, John R., Jain, Anant V., Shipes, Derrell A., Osborne, J. Scott
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aflatoxin AFLATOXINAS AFLATOXINE AFLATOXINS Aflatoxins - analysis Animal Feed - analysis Animals Animals, Wild Aspergillus flavus bait CAROLINA DEL NORTE CAROLINA DEL SUR CAROLINE DU NORD CAROLINE DU SUD corn Deer Food Microbiology MAIS MAIZ MAIZE NORTH CAROLINA ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS SHORT COMMUNICATIONS SOUTH CAROLINA white-tailed deer Zea mays Zea mays - chemistry Zea mays - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Samples of shelled corn used for wildlife feed were taken from bait piles and storage bins in North Carolina and South Carolina (USA) from 29 September through 28 November 1993, and were analyzed for aflatoxin. Twenty (51%) of 39 samples were positive, with aflatoxin levels ranging from a trace to 750 parts per billion. Based on the high prevalence of aflatoxin-contaminated corn, exposure of wildlife to aflatoxin undoubtedly occurs, although the effects of such exposure are largely unknown.
ISSN:	0090-3558 1943-3700
DOI:	10.7589/0090-3558-31.4.570