Effect of climate and type of storage container on aflatoxin production in corn and its associated risks to wildlife species

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 172-179

  Thompson, Cristanne ^a   Henke, Scott E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; Climate; Fluorescence; Grain storage

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

AFLATOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FLUOROMETRY; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMIDITY; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOTOXICOSIS; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

AFLATOXINS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ASPERGILLUS; FLUOROMETRY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMIDITY; MYCOTOXICOSIS; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033628059     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.172     Document Type: Article

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