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. 2018 Nov 20;16(11):e05333. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5333

Table 47.

Estimates exposure to the sum of PCDD/Fs (17 congeners) for pigs and poultry 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
Pigs: growing and fattening LB 16 61 48 183 0.48 1.8
UB 31 66 94 198 0.94 1.9
Lactating sowa LB 21 123 0.62
UB 31 186 0.93
Poultry (starters) LB 6.8 21 0.51 1.5 0.73 2.2
UB 20 40 1.46 3.03 2.09 4.34
Estimates derived from LB and UB concentrations in feeds and their relative proportions in diets
Pigs: starter LB 9.2 80 9.2 80 0.46 4.0
UB 26 131 26 131 1.3 6.5
Fattening chickens LB 17 95 2.1 11 1.0 5.7
UB 34 139 4.1 17 2.1 8.3
Laying hens LB 16 98 2.0 12 0.98 5.9
UB 32 134 3.9 16 1.9 8.0
Fattening turkeys LB 7.0 56 2.9 22 0.24 1.9
UB 21 92 8.3 37 0.69 3.1
Fattening ducks LB 9.5 87 1.3 12 0.44 4.1
UB 26 134 3.6 19 1.2 6.3

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

a

Insufficient samples were available to estimate P95 exposure.