Lindahl, Johanna
- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
- Uppsala University
The aflatoxin (AF) albumin adduct is often used as a biomarker for aflatoxin exposure in humans. An ELISA method previously used for aflatoxin serum albumin in human blood was used to analyse bovine serum samples (n = 22) collected from dairy cattle during an aflatoxin mitigation study in Kenya. Albumin adduct data were compared with aflatoxin M-1 (AFM(1)) levels in corresponding milk samples from these cows. The concentration ranged from < LOD to 487.9 pg/mL for AFM(1) and < LOD and 96.3 pg/mg for aflatoxin-albumin. This study indicates that aflatoxin-albumin adducts could be used as a measure of chronic aflatoxin exposure in dairy cattle.
Aflatoxin-albumin adduct; Biomarker; Aflatoxin M-1; ELISA; Dairy cow
Mycotoxin Research
2020, volume: 36, number: 2, pages: 207-211
Publisher: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Clinical Science
Animal and Dairy Science
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/105610