Determination of Seasonal Effect of Aflatoxin B1 Contamination Level in Feed PM Widiyanti, R Maryam, R Widiastuti, Y Anastasia, Dalilah to Submit This Sample Abstract
National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia (BRIN)
Abstract
Determination of Seasonal Effect of Aflatoxin B1 Contamination Level in Feed
PM Widiyanti, R Maryam, R Widiastuti, Y Anastasia, Dalilah
National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia.
Email: primamw@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Indonesia, as a tropical climate country, has two seasons: the rainy and the dry. Aflatoxin is a highly toxic secondary product produced by fungi under specific conditions of humidity and temperature. Aflatoxin B1 is the most harmful aflatoxin to human and animal health. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) declared aflatoxin as a known Group 1 human carcinogen. The purpose of this study was to determine the aflatoxin B1 contamination level in feed samples collected in dry and rainy seasons. In our study, 56 samples of feed were analyzed for aflatoxin B1 contamination level by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. The results of this study showed that aflatoxin B1 contamination in 56 samples was 96.43%, with an average value of 21.00 ppb. The highest level in feed was 52.15 ppb. The levels of aflatoxin B1 in two samples were above SNI regulations (50 ppb). The level of aflatoxin B1 was significantly higher in the rainy (average= 30.12 ppb) compared to the dry season (average= 15.64 ppb). The results of this study emphasized the importance of the seasonal effect of aflatoxin B1 contamination in feed.
Keywords: Aflatoxin B1, Feed, Determination, Contamination, Season, ELISA.
