INTRODUCTION Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by specific filamentous fungi that are common contaminants of agricultural commodities. The magnitude of the problem of mycotoxin contamination of agricultural commodities is demonstrated by Mannon and Johnson (1985) stating that one fourth of the grains produced worldwide are contaminated by mycotoxins. FAO has also estimated that wor...
Thank you Mr. Swamy for your comment. It has been observed that the pattern of aflatoxin contamination of feedstuffs keep changing depending on several factors.
Although the study is old, not much interventions have been employed to minimize the food/feed aflatoxins in northern India/Asia. Excessive high levels of AFs (expressed in ppm) ask for intervention measures including monitoring as documented by the author.
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