Excretion of aflatoxin M1 in milk of dairy ewes treated with different doses of aflatoxin B1

From: Journal of Dairy Science | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: Battacone, G; Nudda, A; Cannas, A; Borlino, A Cappio; Et al | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

Two experiments were conducted to study the amount of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in milk in response to feeding aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). In experiment 1, four dairy ewes in early lactation received a single dose of pure AFB1 (2 mg). Individual milk samples were collected during the following 5 d to measure AFMl concentration. The average excretion of AFM1 in milk followed an exponential decreasing pattern, with two intermediate peaks at 24 and 48 h. No AFM1 was detected in milk at 96 h a...

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