Publications by authors named "Jaci A Hawkins"

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  • Mycotoxin contamination in corn is a significant risk factor for poultry production, with common mycotoxins including fumonisin (FUM), deoxynivalenol (DON), aflatoxin (AFB1), and zearalenone (ZEA) detected in all corn samples studied.
  • Almost all samples (81.71%) contained multiple mycotoxins, with 38.41% showing two, 36.59% showing three, and 4.88% showing all four types of mycotoxins.
  • The study found that different mycotoxins impacted the nutrient content of corn differently, affecting levels of fat, starch, protein, and moisture, indicating that co-contamination
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Salmonella is a common cause of human foodborne illness, which is frequently associated with consumption of contaminated or undercooked poultry meat. Serotype Infantis is among the most common serotypes isolated from poultry meat products globally. Isolates of serotype Infantis carrying the pESI plasmid, the most dominant strain of Infantis, have been shown to exhibit oxidizer tolerance.

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Abstract: Semicarbazide (SEM) is routinely employed as an indicator for the use of nitrofurazone, a banned antimicrobial. The validity of SEM as a nitrofurazone marker has been scrutinized because of other possible sources of the compound. Nonetheless, a U.

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