Pilot study for the presence of fungal metabolites in sheep milk from first spring milking
Abstract
Introduction
A mini-study of 20 raw milk samples was conducted to examine the spectrum of fungal metabolites in sheep milk from the first spring milking.
Material and Methods
Samples were collected from randomly selected ewes in two animal flocks from the Bieszczady Mountains and analysed using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
Results
Out of ~700 bacterial, fungal, and plant metabolites tested for, only one mycotoxin – Enniatin B – was detected in sheep milk samples (18/20; 0.0055–0.0121 μg/kg; 0.0078 μg/kg average).
Conclusions
The results indicated that there was no high-level exposure to fungal metabolites via consumption of raw sheep milk during the sample collection period.
© 2018 Marta Piątkowska, Michael Sulyok, Katarzyna Pietruszka, Łukasz Panasiuk, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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