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Table 5 Mycotoxin results for forage and concentrates

From: Analysis of Canadian and Irish forage, oats and commercially available equine concentrate feed for pathogenic fungi and mycotoxins

 

Zearalenone

Ochratoxin

Aflatoxin

T2 Toxin

Fumonisin

Fodder type

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

P (%)

No.

%

Irish hay

44

9 (21)

15

0 (0)

44

0 (0)

15

0 (0)

15

0 (0)

Haylage

40

3 (8)

34

0 (0)

40

0 (0)

34

0 (0)

34

0 (0)

Canadian hay

65

5 (8)

0

0 (0)

65

0 (0)

0

0 (0)

0

0 (0)

Coarse mix

35

2 (6)

28

1 (4)

35

0 (0)

28

4 (14)

31

2 (6)

Oats

25

0 (0)

16

0 (0)

24

0 (0)

17

7 (40)

17

0 (0)

Pelleted feed

50

8 (16)

50

0 (0)

50

0 (0)

50

27 (54)

50

0 (0)

  1. No. = number positive % = % positive