Table 2.
Occurrences of AFB1, DON, ZEN, T-2, and OTA in red-crowned crane’s food in the core, buffer, and experimental zones
| Mycotoxin | Zone | Positive samples* | Contamination incidence (%) | Concentration (μg/kg) |
|
| Mean±SD | Range | ||||
| AFB1 | Core | 6 (64) | 9.4a | 1.90±0.62a | LOD–2.43 |
| Buffer and experimental | 18 (49) | 36.7b | 39.92±25.10b | 0.09–80.30 | |
| DON | Core | 0 (64) | 0a | ||
| Buffer and experimental | 18 (49) | 36.7b | 778.63±400.23 | LOD–1587.30 | |
| ZEN | Core | 0 (64) | 0a | ||
| Buffer and experimental | 24 (49) | 49.0b | 201.01±140.97 | LOD–447.30 | |
| T-2 | Core | 0 (64) | 0a | ||
| Buffer and experimental | 11 (49) | 22.4b | 38.08±28.31 | LOD–100.20 | |
| OTA | Core | 0 (64) | 0a | ||
| Buffer and experimental | 18 (49) | 36.7 b | 5.14±3.76 | LOD–10.70 | |
LOD: limit of detection.
*
The data in parentheses represent the total sample numbers. a, b Values with different superscripts are significantly different (P<0.05) between zones within the same mycotoxin