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

Table F.6.

Estimated mean and 95th percentile dietary concentration and exposure to DON alone at the LB and UB by dairy cows, fattening beef cattle and horse based on concentrations in species‐specific compound feeds

Dietary concentration μg/kg dry matter Exposureμg/day Exposure μg/kg bw per day
Mean 95th percentile Mean 95th percentile Mean 95th percentile
Dairy cow high yieldinga LB 52.4 316 1,084 6558 1.67 10.09
UB 63.4 316 1,313 6558 2.02 10.09
Dairy cow high yieldingb LB 57.8 346 1,197 7179 1.84 11.04
UB 126 400 2,603 8271 4.01 12.72
Fattening beef cattlea LB 39.1 316 376 720 0.94 1.80
UB 47.7 75.0 458 720 1.14 1.80
Fattening beef cattleb LB 46.9 346 450 1128 1.12 2.82
UB 135 192 1,305 1846 3.26 4.61
Horsesa LB 91.4 c 823 c 1.83 c
UB 94.5 c 851 c 1.89 c
Horsesb LB 96.0 c 864 c 1.92 c
UB 146 c 1,318 c 2.93 c

DON: deoxynivalenol; bw: body weight; LB: lower bound; UB: upper bound.

a

Fresh grass and/or grass silage‐based diets.

b

Grass hay‐based diets.

c

Insufficient sample numbers to reliably calculate 95th percentile exposure.