In vivo release of aflatoxin B1 bound to different sequestering agents in dairy cows

oleh: D. Diaz, A. Gallo, M. Moschini, F. Masoero

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-04-01

Deskripsi

Nine lactating dairy cows, producing 31.08&plusmn;5.00 kg of milk/cow/day and fed with a Total Mixed Ration (TMR) with an intake of 22.3&plusmn;0.8 Kg s.s./cow, were used to investigate the resistance of the AFs-SA complex in the rumen and in the gastro-intestinal tract. Two commercial sequestering agents Atox&reg; and Mycosorb&reg; were used. The AFB1 was also mixed to a rumen fluid (R-SA). AFB1 sequestered by Atox&reg;, Mycosorb&reg; and by R-SA were then fed to cows before the morning meal. Milk samples were collected for 6 consecutive milkings and analyzed for AFM1 content. The in vitro binding capacity of the two SA were 94.2% for Atox&reg;, 84.3% for Mycosorb&reg; and 71.86% for the R-SA. Both Atox&reg; and Mycosorb&reg; released some of the sequestered AFB1 determining an increase of the AFM1 in milk as soon as in the 1st milking from oral drenching (4.23&plusmn;7.33; 23.60&plusmn;8.23 and 46.06&plusmn;39.84 ppt for Atox&reg;, Mycosorb&reg; and R-SA respectively). The AFM1 (ng/cow) in milk at the 4th milking was lower (66.04, 661.77 and 1613.04; P<0.05) in Atox&reg; and Mycosorb&reg; than R-SA, respectively. The percentage release of bound AFB1 were 1.63% for Atox&reg;, 20.27% for Mycosorb&reg; and 50.48% for R-SA.