Monitoring of aflatoxin in fish feed, feed materials and in liver of certain freshwater fishes
Monitoring of aflatoxin in fish feed, feed materials and in liver of certain freshwater fishes
Date
2002
Authors
Khasim, D.I.
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists(India),Cochin
Abstract
Fish feed and feed materials such as rice bran, groundnut and cotton seed cakes used commercially in the fishponds of Kolleru lake area were collected periodically and analyzed for the presence of aflatoxin following micro column detection method . Livers of some fresh water fish that were supposed to he affected with aflatoxicosis were also tested for the presence of aflatoxin . It was observed that no aflatoxin was found either in fish samples/materials analyzed or in the liver tissues of fishes.
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Keywords
Aflatoxin, fish feeds, fish liver, mini-column technique
Citation
Proceedings of the National Seminar on Riverine and Reservoir Fisheries - Challenges and Strategies, 23-24 May 2001, Cochin India ed. by Boopendranath, M.R. et. al, 304-307