Agricultural department starts screening milk for aflatoxin
Published: November 6, 2007
Summary
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship started screening milk for aflatoxin on Nov. 1. In a memo to dairy producers in northwest and southwest Iowa, ag secretary Bill Northey said that severe weather and drought in their areas have raised concerns about the possibility of aflatoxin in corn. "Of particular concern is the corn and silage that is fed to dairy cows due to the pos...
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6 de noviembre de 2007
If 20 ppb of Aflatoxin is present in the feed for cows and 2,5% of the Aflatoxin from the feed is found back in the milk, than you can expect 0,5 ppb in the milk. This is a rather high level and a factor 10 to high a compared to European guidelines.
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