Limited survey for the occurrence of aflatoxins in cereals and poultry feeds from Rabat, Morocco

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 124-127

  Zinedine, A ^a   Juan, C ^b   Soriano, J M ^b   Molto J C ^b   Idrissi, L ^a   Manes J ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D HYGIÈNE   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Cereals; Morocco; Poultry feeds

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CONTAMINATION; CORN; FLOUR; FLUOROMETRY; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; POULTRY FARMING;

AFLATOXINS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CEREALS; CHICKENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INCIDENCE; MOROCCO; POULTRY DISEASES; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33847366640     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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