Table 45.

Estimated mean and P95 exposure to the sum of PCDD/Fs (17 congeners) for ruminants and horses derived from LB and UB concentrations in species‐specific compound feeds or feed materials

		Diet concentration (pg WHO2005‐TEQ/kg DM)		Exposure (pg WHO2005‐TEQ/day)		Exposure (pg WHO2005‐TEQ/kg bw per day)
		Mean	P95	Mean	P95	Mean	P95
Estimates derived from LB and UB concentrations in species‐specific compound feeds
Horsesa	LB	41	–	371	–	0.82	–
	UB	56	–	507	–	1.1	–
Estimates derived from LB and UB concentrations in feeds and their relative proportions in diets
Dairy cows: forage‐based diet	LB	41	149	856	3,087	1.3	4.8
	UB	58	166	1,194	3,431	1.8	5.3
Dairy cows: maize silage‐based diet	LB	29	93	789	2,551	1.2	3.9
	UB	45	120	1,224	3,272	1.9	5.0
Beef cattle: cereal‐based diet	LB	13	44	131	440	0.33	1.1
	UB	25	60	247	603	0.62	1.5
Beef cattle: maize silage‐based diet	LB	25	80	166	530	0.55	1.8
	UB	42	94	275	623	0.92	2.1
Lactating sheep	LB	35	128	98	359	1.2	4.5
	UB	50	145	140	407	1.8	5.1
Lactating goats	LB	19	80	65	271	1.1	4.5
	UB	30	86	101	291	1.7	4.9
Fattening goats	LB	41	164	61	246	1.5	6.2
	UB	56	173	83	260	2.1	6.5

bw: body weight; LB: lower bound; UB: upper bound; DM: dry matter.

^aInsufficient samples were available to estimate P95 exposure.