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Table 3 ZEN 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

779

95.4

135.0

59.4

4,663.9

3.7

2022

1,190

97.9

319.2

123.0

10,958

16.5

2023

475

88.4

242.7

59.5

5,482.8

9.5

2024

918

81.1

176.0

90

2,983.4

4.6

Dried distillers grains with solubles

2021

228

100

324.6

268.7

1,246.8

0

2022

234

100

890.1

448.7

4,871

14.9

2023

104

100

621.6

219.9

4,272.3

18.3

2024

457

92.8

611.4

538

4,101.6

4.2

Corn gluten meal

2021

169

99.4

1,241.7

561.1

10,247

52.1

2022

205

100

2,947.7

673.8

30,154

57.1

2023

103

100

1,517.0

614.0

7,293.2

53.4

2024

114

100

3,341.6

2,566.4

10,345.1

75.4

Corn germ meal

2021

60

100

556.6

469.4

3,247

40.0

2022

32

100

1,773.9

885.5

9,494.4

71.9

2023

46

100

812.8

926.8

2,167.5

67.4

2024

378

96.6

488.1

315

4,144

28.6

Corn bran

2021

5

100

1,737.2

1,824.7

2,203.3

80.0

2022

5

100

974.6

454.2

2,041.6

40.0

2023

1

100

572.1

572.1

572.1

0

2024

12

100

186.9

119.4

716.6

0

Wheat

2021

138

100

74.5

48.9

548.2

0

2022

20

85.0

470.6

493.0

1,902

5.0

2023

79

96.2

53.4

24.8

922.4

0

2024

21

90.5

43.2

43.49

81.0

0

Wheat Flour

2021

13

100

125.9

74.8

317.3

0

2022

5

100

20.6

18.7

38.9

0

2023

26

100

24.1

19.1

48.6

0

2024

4

100

21.2

23.9

26.6

0

Wheat bran

2021

25

96.0

94.6

50

852.3

0

2022

31

90.3

1,016.6

626

6,124

29.0

2023

23

100

611.3

430

1,846.0

34.8

2024

2

100

23.8

13.8

16.2

0

Peanut meal

2021

10

100

115.1

44.7

311.6

0

2022

8

100

27.4

22.4

90.0

0

2023

13

100

35.3

28.8

72.9

0

2024

3

100

18.1

17.9

25.1

0

Soybean meal

2021

14

100

84.5

67.3

222.1

0

2022

8

100

77.1

48.9

246.2

0

2023

4

100

132.1

159.5

188.7

0

2024

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cottonseed meal

2021

3

100

98.5

76.7

159.6

0

2022

10

100

39.0

27.1

83.4

0

2023

1

0

ND

ND

ND

0

2024

-

-

-

-

-

-

Brown rice

2021

27

100

76.2

6.7

468

0

2022

8

100

140.0

83.2

538.9

0

2023

9

100

273.7

88.3

1,668.8

11.1

2024

1

100

22.6

22.6

22.6

0

Distiller's grains

2021

10

100

872.2

119.0

4,663.9

20.0

2022

40

100

1,014.6

408.9

10,203.1

12.5

2023

14

100

392.1

301.5

1,161.1

7.1

2024

6

100

2,800.9

1,424.4

9,962.3

66.7

Corn sugar residue

2021

-

-

-

-

-

-

2022

31

100

404.1

394.5

1,367.9

25.8

2023

3

100

185.1

164.2

230.8

0

2024

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sugar residue

2021

-

-

-

-

-

- 

2022

11

100

653.7

505.5

1,825.8

18.2

2023

4

100

849.4

661.3

1,834.4

25.0

2024

-

-

-

-

-

-

Complete pig feed

2021

84

92.9

72.7

50

3,307

13.1

2022

143

100

542.2

554

1,175.0

85.3

2023

76

100

110.2

52.7

849.3

17.1

2024

81

100

64.7

44.5

229.7

3.7

Complete poultry feed

2021

373

99.2

143.9

102.1

975.2

2.1

2022

581

100

315.4

363.6

2,497.7

8.8

2023

783

99.9

146.0

107.0

774.8

0.25

2024

483

99.8

232.5

195.1

1,003.2

4.3

Complete ruminant feed

2021

3

100

54.9

64.2

71.3

0

2022

3

100

107.1

56.1

224.7

0

2023

21

100

48.0

37.4

145.1

0

2024

10

100

80.2

61.7

170.1

0

  1. aPositive samples are defined as those with ZEN ≥ 10 μg/kg (LOD)
  2. "-" represents that no samples of this feed type were collected. ND Not detected