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Table 1 AFB1 concentrations in feedsa

From: Contamination of aflatoxin B1, deoxynivalenol and zearalenone in feeds in China from 2021 to 2024

Item

Year

Number of samples

Positive samples, μg/kg

Over standard rate, %

%

Mean

Median

Maximum

Corn

2021

636

66.7

7.5

2.4

95.6

1.6

2022

1,007

70.9

10.9

3.7

214.0

2.3

2023

335

83.9

10.6

3.0

180.8

3.3

2024

757

61.3

80.1

3.7

1,720

7.9

Dried distillers grains with solubles

2021

175

82.9

4.0

2.8

24.7

0

2022

149

77.2

6.0

2.2

38.1

0

2023

71

80.3

8.1

2.3

93.1

2.8

2024

460

90.9

136.4

15.8

4,490

3.5

Corn gluten meal

2021

408

92.6

17.7

7.2

806.0

6.1

2022

274

90.5

11.0

5.8

122.3

1.8

2023

163

94.5

19.7

7.5

189.4

11.0

2024

146

100

32.8

23.9

167.8

16.4

Corn germ meal

2021

278

98.2

9.2

7.4

37.7

0

2022

63

92.1

7.1

5.3

25.5

0

2023

45

95.6

24.4

17.4

119.1

13.3

2024

385

87.8

18.5

5.8

650

0.3

Corn bran

2021

12

100

7.7

5.0

26.8

0

2022

9

100

14.8

4.1

91.1

11.1

2023

-

-

-

-

-

-

2024

1

100

24.8

24.8

24.8

0

Wheat

2021

160

72.5

3.1

2.1

37.5

0.6

2022

5

20.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

0

2023

43

76.7

2.8

1.8

17.9

0

2024

13

84.6

742.1

6.9

2,380

30.8

Wheat flour

2021

41

61.0

2.7

2.0

9.0

0

2022

4

0

ND

ND

ND

0

2023

21

42.9

1.2

1.2

1.6

0

2024

2

100

3.5

3.5

5.6

0

Wheat bran

2021

26

69.2

3.8

2.7

9.5

0

2022

10

90.0

1.8

2.1

2.6

0

2023

2

100

4.7

4.7

4.7

0

2024

7

85.7

850.0

770.0

1,610

85.7

Peanut meal

2021

1,116

99.1

31.3

26.0

195

14.0

2022

696

95.8

58.9

35.2

617.3

32.9

2023

433

98.4

46.2

28.0

417.8

30.5

2024

220

98.6

46.7

25.6

254.1

32.3

Cottonseed meal

2021

22

90.9

5.1

3.5

13.5

0

2022

13

92.3

6.7

2.9

28.4

0

2023

14

100

5.6

4.5

15.9

0

2024

3

100

14.8

17.8

20.2

0

Soybean meal

2021

21

90.5

2.7

2.0

15.9

0

2022

5

60.0

1.9

2.2

1.4

0

2023

-

-

-

-

-

-

2024

2

100

9.9

9.9

10.7

0

Brown rice

2021

30

66.7

2.2

2.2

5.2

0

2022

12

66.7

2.1

2.1

3.4

0

2023

3

66.7

1.3

1.3

1.6

0

2024

-

-

-

-

-

-

Distiller's grains

2021

10

90.0

4.0

2.9

14.7

0

2022

28

100

15.0

4.7

90.9

17.9

2023

28

89.3

9.3

4.2

43.1

32.1

2024

3

100

43.5

44.4

45.5

0

Corn sugar residue

2021

11

63.6

2.6

2.8

4.5

0

2022

26

80.8

2.1

1.8

4.3

0

2023

4

100

4.8

3.6

10.7

0

2024

1

100

185.2

185.2

185.2

100

Sugar residue

2021

-

-

-

-

-

-

2022

10

90.0

2.2

2.0

3.9

0

2023

10

100

10.8

11.2

17.3

0

2024

2

100

7.7

7.7

13.6

0

Nucleotide residue

2021

10

100

6.0

4.6

16.9

0

2022

1

100

3.0

3.0

3.0

0

2023

-

-

-

-

-

-

2024

-

-

-

-

-

-

Complete pig feed

2021

42

95.2

3.8

5

5.8

0

2022

73

28.8

3.5

2.8

15.3

1.3

2023

33

81.8

7.3

1.7

133.8

3.0

2024

83

100

376.4

390

810

85.5

Complete poultry feed

2021

948

86.9

3.6

2.8

63.7

0.7

2022

867

83.9

4.9

3.5

21.4

1.4

2023

829

87.8

6.0

2.9

774.8

1.9

2024

488

95.5

5.5

4.2

78.9

1.6

Complete ruminant feed

2021

3

100

1.7

1.8

2.3

0

2022

4

75

1.9

1.9

2.6

0

2023

12

66.7

1.6

1.6

2.1

0

2024

2

100

1.8

1.8

2.3

0

  1. aPositive samples are defined as those with AFB1 ≥ 1.0 μg/kg (LOD)
  2. “-” represents that no samples of this feed type were collected. ND Not detected