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Natural incidence of zearalenone in Croatian pig feed, urine and meat in 2014

The aim of the study was to determine the levels of zearalenone (ZEN) in different feed materials and pig feedstuffs, as well as in pig urine and pig meat following contaminated feed consumption. In total, 253 feed material and feedstuff samples were collected from Croatian pig farms. The results revealed ZEN to be present in significant concentrations, the maximal being found in maize (5, 522 µg/kg), wheat (3, 366 µg/kg) and pig fattening feed (1, 949 µg/kg). On farms on which high feed contamination and pig hyperestrogenism were observed, samples of pig urine (n=30) and meat (n=30) were retrieved as well. The mean concentrations of ZEN in pig urine and meat were 206±20.6 µg/L and 0.62±0.14 µg/kg, respectively. Despite high contamination of feedstuffs responsible for farmed pigs’ intoxication, ZEN levels determined in pig meat were shown to be of little significance for human safety.

zearalenone ; contamination ; pig feedstuffs ; pig urine and meat ; ELISA

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