Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Revue de Medecine Veterinaire, cilt.155, sa.5, ss.248-252, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)
To evaluate fungi growth and aflatoxin B1 contamination in horse and dog feeds, total of 41 feed samples were examined with agar plate incubation and ELISA methods. Fungi growth of the horse feed was not exceeding maximum tolerable limits (0.97 × 104 CFU/g). Although dog foods should not contain any fungi contamination, slightly less than half of the tested dog foods had fungi growth. Both feeds had aflatoxin B1 content in allowable limits (10 μg/kg.), however, dog foods contain significantly higher aflatoxin B1 content than horse feeds do (P < 0.05) (6.69 μg/kg and 1.98 μg/kg, respectively). Fungi growth and aflatoxin B1 content did not correlate in either group of feeds (r2 = 0.09 and r2 = 0.30, respectively). Surveilance of both fungi growth and aflatoxin contents of both types of feeds are necessary for the health of the animals.