Aflatoxin B1 and M1 contamination of animal feeds and milk from urban centers in Kenya

African Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 218-226

  Kang'Ethe, E K ^a   Lang'A, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; Animal feeds; Kenya; M1; Milk

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN M1;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GRAIN; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MARKET; MILK; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN M1; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KENYA; MILK; POISONS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77949498181     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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