Table 1.
Groups | Treatment Conditions | ZEN Content in Corn (μg/kg) | OTA Content in Corn (μg/kg) | ZEN Content in Fodders (μg/kg) | OTA Content in Fodders (μg/kg) |
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NC | Non-contaminated corn | - | - | - | - |
CC | Contaminated corn | 2875.79 ± 78.12 | 65.04 ± 8.39 | 1366.90 ± 39.06 | 30.89 ± 4.19 |
ENC | EBI treatment of non-contaminated corn | - | - | - | - |
ECC | 50 kGy EBI treatment of contaminated corn | 815.62 ± 38.40 | 19.44 ± 4.65 | 346.64 ± 17.34 | 8.26 ± 0.35 |
Note: - reflects undetected values. NC: non-contaminated group. CC: natural contaminated group. ENC: non-contaminated group after electron beam irradiation (EBI) treatment. ECC: natural contaminated group after EBI treatment.