VMC 311: Systematic Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology (2+1)

CONTROL AND PREVENTION

• Prevention of contamination at all stages of food production, storage and use is the preferred method of preventing aflatoxicosis.
• Decontamination procedures like physical removal and chemical treatment of aflatoxin contaminated feeds such as with acids, alkalies, aldehydes, oxidizing agents of selected gases (ammonia) have been used for degrading aflatoxins.
• High affitnity inorganic compounds such as benzoic and propionic acid have been widely used as preservatives for stored agricultural products.