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Nivalenol in Swedish cereals--occurrence, production and toxicity towards chickens
H Pettersson1, R Hedman, B Engström
1Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala.
Food Additives and Contaminants
|May 1, 1995
Abstract:
Nivalenol has been analysed in Swedish cereals between 1987 and 1990 and it was found in oats (35% of all samples), barley (13%) and wheat (4%), with a high yearly variation. The highest concentration was 4700 micrograms/kg. Nivalenol-producing strains of Fusarium poae were isolated from contaminated samples. Feeding nivalenol to chicks produced no toxic effects at concentrations below 5 mg/kg and only small effects at 6 and 12 mg/kg.