Fungal and mycotoxins contamination in corn silage: Monitoring risk before and after fermentation

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-47

  Keller, L A M ^a,b   Gonzalez Pereyra M L ^c,d   Keller, K M ^a,b   Alonso, V A ^c,d   Oliveira, A A ^a,b   Almeida, T X ^a,b   Barbosa, T S ^a   Nunes, L M T ^a   Cavaglieri, L R ^c,d   Rosa, C A R ^a,e  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico ^*  (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^d Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^e Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; Corn silage; Deoxinivalenol; Fumonisin B1; Fungi; Ochratoxin A

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84868332287     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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