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Effects of Mycotoxins on Cereals Grain Feed and Fodder Quality:CFC Technical Paper No.34

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Title Effects of Mycotoxins on Cereals Grain Feed and Fodder Quality:CFC Technical Paper No.34
 
Creator Waliyar, F
Reddy, S V
Thakur, R P
 
Subject Millets
Sorghum
 
Description The mycotoxigenic mold fungi Aspergillus, Penicillium and Fusarium were shown to
be associated with grain molds in sorghum and pearl millet. These fungi produce
several mycotoxins, some of which can affect human and animal health. The most
important mycotoxins that occur at biologically significant concentrations in cereals
are aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, fumonisins, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol and T2 toxin.
Reports indicate that aflatoxin B1 was associated with liver cancer, synergistic with
hepatitis B virus and childhood cirrhosis in humans. Several outbreaks of
aflatoxicosis in poultry and livestock were reported. The fumonisins were associated
with oesophageal cancer and T2 toxin with alimentary toxic aleukia in humans.
Fusarial mycotoxins have been implicated as causative agents in various animal
diseases such as leucoencephalomalacia, pulmonary edema, infertility, diarrhea,
vomiting, reduced growth rate, drop in egg production and immunosuppression.
Mycotoxin contamination of cereals can cause economic losses at levels of
food and feed production including crop distribution, processing and animal
production. Health risks associated with consumption of contaminated cereals
were recognized and several countries have recommended permissible levels of
mycotoxins. At ICRISAT, Patancheru, India, we have developed an enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based technology to detect aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin
M1, ochratoxin A and fumonisins in food and feeds.
 
Date 2004
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Waliyar, F and Reddy, S V and Thakur, R P (2004) Effects of Mycotoxins on Cereals Grain Feed and Fodder Quality:CFC Technical Paper No.34. In: Alternative uses of sorghum and pearl millet in Asia., 1-4 July, 2003, ICRISAT Asia Centre, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh.