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. 2017 Sep 11;15(9):e04718. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4718

Table C.1.

Concentrations (μg/kg) of DON across feed groups

Feed group Concentration (μg/kg)b
Na %LCc Mean 75th percentile 95th percentile Maximum
LB UB LB UB LB UB UB
Feed materials
Barley 525 48.7 346 387 219 250 2,301 2,301 8,978
Maize grain 457 42.0 580 627 455 455 2,300 2,300 15,830
Oats 187 48.1 379 408 240 250 1,907 1,907 6,992
Oat feed 29 20.7 234 237 290 290 599 599 1,313
Wheat 659 37.3 410 436 425 429 1,650 1,650 14,505
Wheat feed 74 55.4 351 376 506 506 1,550 1,550 2,640
Rape seed meal 10 60.0 26 146 50 199 80 199 199
Sunflower seed meal 11 100 0 128 0 199 0 199 199
Soya bean meal 111 96.4 5 190 0 200 0 200 220
Pressed sugar beet pulp 10 76.4 108 250 250 250 549 549 549
Forages and roughage, and products derived thereof
Cereals straw 124 44.4 1076 1130 771 771 3,373 3,373 47,218
Grass, field dried, hay 93 81.7 9 104 0 138 50 138 138
Maize silage 129 14.7 410 423 469 469 1,340 1,340 4,300
Complete (compound)/complementary feedingstuffs
Dairy cows 96 56.4 131 159 131 135 792 792 1,300
Fattening cattle 42 54.8 261 318 140 250 500 500 7,350
Horses 15 55.2 183 189 236 236 874 874 874
Weaning pigs 193 61.1 149 238 232 250 589 660 2,720
Growing/fattening pigs 229 27.3 266 311 370 370 779 779 2,620
Breeding pigs (sows) 185 27.0 314 369 435 440 790 790 3,970
Laying hens 89 29.2 482 494 696 696 2,050 2,050 2,910
Fattening chickens 496 19.2 617 627 969 969 2,000 2,000 5,200
Fattening ducks 97 23.7 624 633 1,070 1,070 1,760 1,760 2,340
Fattening turkeys 101 20.8 898 907 1,430 1,430 2,410 2,410 3,440

DON: deoxynivalenol; N: number of samples; LC: left‐censored data (values below the limit of detection or limit of quantification); LB: lower bound; UB: upper bound.

a

If N < 60 then the calculated 95th percentile concentration should be considered as an indicative value only due to the limited number of data (EFSA, 2011b).

b

Concentration reported as μg/kg 88% dry matter.

c

Value represent the left‐censoring limit.