A survey of ochratoxin A contamination in feeds and sera from organic and standard swine farms in northwest Italy
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2010
abstract:
BACKGROUND: A survey was carried out on conventional (n = 11) and organic (n = 4) swine farms in northwest Italy in order to investigate the occurrence of ochratoxin A (OTA) in feed and serum samples collected from September 2006 to March 2009. Each farm was sampled twice and a total of 30 feed samples and 285 serum samples were collected. OTA levels were determined through extraction, immunoaffinity column purification and high-performance liquid chromatography analysis coupled with fluorimetric detection.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
swine; ochratoxin A; feed; serum; organic
List of contributors:
Antoniazzi, Sara; Cavallarin, Laura; Pozzo, Luisa
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