Occurrence of Fusarium species and zearalenone in dairy cattle feeds in Vojvodina.

The occurrence of Fusarium spp. and zearalenone (F-2 toxin) in dairy cattle feeds was studied during a period of three years (in all seasons) in Vojvodina. Fusarium species were found to be very common in feeds.

Aflatoxins in Swine Tissues During Drought Conditions: an Epidemiologic Study.

The purpose of this joint Agricultural Research Service/Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) project was to determine the presence of aflatoxins in swine tissues in the United States during a drought year (1988). A worst-case sampling plan for aflatoxin from swine slaughtered in FSIS inspected plants was conducted during the drought. Swine tissues were screened for aflatoxins by high pressure liquid chromatography and confirmed by two-dimensional thin layer chromatography.

Distribution of aflatoxin-producing moulds and aflatoxins in dairy cattle feed and raw milk.

Distribution of aflatoxigenic moulds and aflatoxin B1 in Yugoslav dairy cattle feeds as well as the presence of aflatoxin B1 and M1 in raw milk, was tested. The experiments were carried out through three years (in all seasons). Samples were taken from state and private farms in Vojvodina.

Ochratoxigenic moulds and ochratoxin A in forages and grain feeds.

The contamination of forages and grain feeds with ochratoxigenic moulds and ochratoxin A was examined. The investigations were carried out over a period of three years in all seasons. Feeds were found to be contaminated with moulds at a high level throughout the three research years.

An analytical survey of aflatoxins in tissues from swine grown in regions reporting 1988 aflatoxin-contaminated corn.

A joint project was undertaken by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Agriculture Research Service branches of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to determine the presence of aflatoxins in the U.