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Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Document Type

Original Article

Keywords

Aflatoxins; Feeds; Dairy Cattle; Goats; Sheep; Camel milk

Abstract

Due to public health concerns and consequent economic losses due to the presence of aflatoxins in foods, the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and quantify the levels of TAF and AFM1 in animal feed and milk, respectively, in the state of Kuwait. Ninety-six samples of raw milk were randomly collected from dairy farm milk tanks (24 cows, shecamels, sheep, and goats) in the regions of Kuwait during the winter season of 2017. The mean concentrations of aflatoxin M1 in the milk samples were 0.122, 0.084, 0.056, and 0.051 μg/kg, respectively. A total of 100.0, 100.0, 70.8%, and 58.3 percent of cows, camel, sheep, and goat samples, respectively, had higher levels than the maximum recommended limits by the European Union for milk samples. One hundred samples of animal feed were randomly collected from different areas in the state of Kuwait (25 cows, camels, sheep, and goats). The mean concentrations of TAF were 13.2, 14.56, 14.36 and 14.52 μg/kg in animal feed samples. A total of 8, 16, 8%, and 4 percent of the distinct samples had higher levels than the maximum limits recommended by the European Union for feed samples. It is necessary to apply an ideal recommended limit to minimize the health hazards caused by aflatoxin M1 contamination of milk. The application of Good Agricultural Practices and Good Veterinary Practices by Agriculture and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system to control dairy cow feed and milk and dairy product processing is effective.

Receive Date

15 April 2022

Accept Date

10 August 2022

Publication Date

2023

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