Aflatoxins and Wildlife: Exposure, Problems, Detection and Control Methods (Animal Science, Issues and Research)

ISBN 10: 1536145785 / ISBN 13: 9781536145786

Published by Nova Science Pub Inc, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aflatoxins and Wildlife: Exposure, Problems, Detection and Control Methods (Animal Science, Issues and Research)
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1536145785
• ISBN 13: 9781536145786
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Aflatoxins are a highly toxic group of secondary metabolites that are produced by soil fungi. The fungi infect cereal grain crops including corn, wheat, cotton, peanuts, and various other nuts. Aflatoxins can cause serious health concerns because they are known carcinogens, mutagens, teratogens, and immunosuppressive agents. Therefore, limits are in place by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding how much aflatoxin can occur in cereal grain that will be consumed by humans and livestock within the human food chain. Such limits are even stricter in Europe than in the United States. While aflatoxins present in cereal grains contribute to major economic losses in these commodities, in the United States aflatoxin concentrations in cereal grain provided to wildlife are not restricted. Various wildlife agencies and organizations recommend limits in aflatoxin concentrations, but these are only recommendations and not mandated by law. Therefore, grain condemned for human consumption can be marketed as feed for wildlife. Unfortunately, wild animals befall the same health concerns as humans when it comes to aflatoxin exposure. This book is a compilation of research concerning the effects of aflatoxin exposure to wildlife by researchers of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. TThe book discusses the potential exposure of wildlife to aflatoxins, and the prevalence of aflatoxins in feed provided to wildlife. It also focuses on specific effects that aflatoxins have on the physiology of wildlife species, mainly birds. The book explores testing feed for aflatoxin and how a person can reduce the risk of providing aflatoxin-contaminated grain to wildlife. Aflatoxins in Wildlife is an essential addition to the library of vertebrate and environmental toxicologists, zoonotic disease specialists, veterinary health care professionals, and wildlife biologists.