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Biomin’s Mycotoxin Survey – Q3

22-11-2011 | |
Biomin’s Mycotoxin Survey – Q3

Biomin, specialist in Mycotoxin Risk Management, in the period between April and June 2011, globally collected a total of 1,360 samples which were analyzed and 4,774 analyses were carried out for the most important mycotoxins in terms of agriculture and animal production – aflatoxins (Afla), zearalenone (ZON), deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisins (FUM) and ochratoxin A (OTA).

Samples tested were diverse, ranging from cereals such as corn, wheat, barley and rice to processing by-products, namely soybean meal, corn gluten meal, dried distillers grains with soluble (DDGS) and other fodders such as straw, silage and finished feed.
 
Figure 1 gives an overview on the distribution of mycotoxins in different world regions.
 
 
 
Figure 2: Global occurrence of mycotoxins between July and September 2011 in the analyzed samples
 
As can be observed in Figure 2, from the 804 survey samples analyzed 24 %, 31 %, 48 %, 50 % and 18 % tested positive for contamination with Afla, ZON, DON, FUM and OTA, respectively.
 
Figure 3: Global co-occurrence of mycotoxins
 
From Figure 3, it is obvious that mycotoxins are an ubiquitous problem as 89 % of the analyzed samples show the presence of, at least, one mycotoxin.
 
The presence of more than one mycotoxin in 35 % of the samples raises the attention to the problem of synergistic effects caused by multiple mycotoxins in animal feeds.
 
Tables 1 to 5 present an overview of the survey with details on analyzed samples. Number of samples tested, percentage of positive samples, average of positive, 75th percentile and maximum levels found are shown. 25 % of the tested samples fall at levels equal to or above those represented by the 75th percentile figure.
Table 1 – 5: Mycotoxin analysis results by different regions
Asia Total
Afla
ZON
DON
FUM
OTA
Number samples tested
497
504
511
448
451
Positive [%]
29
45
64
43
22
Average [μg/kg]
19
139
644
721
1
Maximum [μg/kg]
2230
7446
41439
18503
85
75th percentile [μg/kg]
40
232
875
1618
3
Europe Total
Afla
ZON
DON
FUM
OTA
Number samples tested
32
217
375
53
45
Positive [%]
25
24
42
55
29
Average [μg/kg]
1
35
505
435
2
Maximum [μg/kg]
6.6
1546
25759
3558
31
75th percentile [μg/kg]
5
126
1337
1307
3

North America
Afla
ZON
DON
FUM
OTA
Number samples tested
206
88
113
89
65
Positive [%]
25
17
60
52
22
Average [μg/kg]
17
14
499
555
1
Maximum [μg/kg]
416
152
19919
12900
18
75th percentile [μg/kg]
87
99
300
700
3

South America
Afla
ZON
DON
FUM
OTA
Number samples tested
191
167
165
191
151
Positive [%]
9
13
15
62
1
Average [μg/kg]
0
17
40
843
0
Maximum [μg/kg]
3
534
782
6920
10
75th percentile [μg/kg]
1
166
363
1922
10

Middle East
Afla
ZON
DON
FUM
OTA
Number samples tested
31
21
21
21
21
Positive [%]
39
0
14
67
43
Average [μg/kg]
1
0
46
298
2
Maximum [μg/kg]
16
0
408
3727
18
75th percentile [μg/kg]
2
0
357
256
8

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