EVALUATION OF THE TOXINOGENOUS POTENTIAL OF THE FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM STRAINS ISOLATED FROM THE COMPOUND FEEDS FOR PIGS

Authors

  • CRISTINA TABUC Institute of Biology and Animal Nutrition, Balotesti, Romania

Keywords:

feeds, Fusarium graminearum, toxinogenous potential, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone

Abstract

Fusarium graminearum is a species of fungi with a wide geographical dispersal
area which produces type B trychothecenes (deoxynivalenol mainly) and
zearalenone. This species contaminates the cereals, corn mainly, the main
ingredient for compound feeds.The mycotoxins produced by Fusarium graminearum
(deoxynivalenol and zearalenone) produce intoxications, severe sometimes, in
animals of economic interest, the pigs being the most sensitive to their action.The
paper aims to evaluate the capacity of Fusarium graminearum strains isolated from
compound feeds for pigs to produce deoxynivalenol and zearalenone.The study
shows that 80% of the surveyed strains can produce deoxynivalenol in
concentrations of 1.80-198.4 µg/g, and 66.66% produce zearalenone in
concentrations ranging between 0.25-564.2 µg/g.

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2023-11-01