Table 1.
Overview of occurrence and concentration (µg/kg) of mycotoxins in poultry feed samples collected between May 2017 and December 2019.
Mycotoxins | P/N (%) a | Minimum | 1st Quartile | Median | Mean | 3rd Quartile | Maximum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deoxynivalenol | 77/78 (98) | 650.8 | 790.6 | 898.5 | 1387.4 | 2359.4 | 2620.9 |
Zearalenone | 71/78 (91) | 50.3 | 53.7 | 78.4 | 116.1 | 201.5 | 240.9 |
Fumonisin B1 | 78/78 (100) | 432.7 | 567.8 | 637.1 | 734.2 | 933.9 | 2300.2 |
Fumonisin B2 | 78/78 (100) | 33.7 | 136.3 | 177.4 | 427.6 | 833.2 | 960.2 |
Fumonisin B3 | 78/78 (100) | 32.9 | 50.5 | 66.5 | 115.5 | 173.8 | 320.1 |
Diacetoxyscripenol | 60/78 (77) | 99.2 | 136.2 | 148.0 | 361.7 | 750.3 | 899.3 |
Meleagrin | 50/78 (64) | 10.2 | 30.5 | 33.7 | 35.6 | 40.6 | 45.3 |
Aurofurasin | 62/78 (79) | 5.5 | 12.2 | 26.5 | 34.2 | 42.6 | 115.9 |
Tentoxin | 60/78 (77) | 11.9 | 28.9 | 32.1 | 30.6 | 33.4 | 59.1 |
Equisetin | 55/78 (71) | 5.7 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 13.5 |
Enniatin A | 78/78 (100) | 2.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 34.7 |
Enniatin A1 | 78/78 (100) | 3.2 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 32.1 |
Enniatin B | 78/78 (100) | 180.3 | 200.2 | 329.2 | 800.5 | 1511.3 | 2190.2 |
Enniatin B1 | 78/78 (100) | 25.8 | 41.4 | 64.5 | 139.9 | 224.4 | 396.0 |
Apicidin | 66/78 (85) | <LOD b | 10.3 | 10.6 | 19.3 | 30.6 | 64.2 |
Deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside | 45/78 (58) | 12.3 | 16.9 | 33.8 | 46.5 | 49.2 | 145.7 |
Beuvericin | 74/78 (95) | 30.9 | 35.2 | 41.5 | 167.9 | 394.8 | 474.9 |
Roqufortine C | 20/78 (26) | 15.2 | 74.3 | 89.1 | 82.7 | 101.8 | 155.2 |
Alternariol | 36/78 (46) | 9.8 | 36.5 | 99.2 | 124.4 | 191.7 | 390.6 |
Citrinin | 47/78 (60) | <LOQ c | 10.5 | 31.7 | 79.7 | 155.2 | 255.2 |
Emodin | 65/78 (83) | <LOQ c | 5.7 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 30.3 |
Patulin | 39/78 (50) | 2.9 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 14.4 | 20.3 | 33.2 |
Moniliformin | 60/78 (58) | 10.3 | 22.0 | 24.7 | 30.5 | 44.6 | 62.5 |
3-Acetyl deoxynivalenol | 40/78 (51) | <LOQ c | 13.5 | 35.6 | 42.1 | 68.4 | 90.1 |
a Number of positive samples/total number of analysed samples multiplied by 100 (percentage of positive samples). b Below limit of Detection. c Below limit of Quantification.