OCCURRENCE OF CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID IN FEEDS AND FEEDSTUFFS IN TAMIL-NADU, INDIA

Out of 100 samples (67 randomly collected and 33 known to contain afla toxin) of feeds and feedstuffs examined, 40 showed cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) activity i.e., maize 10/26, groundnut cake 10/20, sunflower seed cake 7/10, sorghum 4/10, wheat 1/1, little millet 1/1, rice 1/1, deoi led rice bran 0/1, fishmeal 0/1, chick mash 1/3, grower mash 0/7, laye r mash 3/11, broiler mash 2/6 and cattle feed 0/2, concentrations rang ed from 0.4 to 12, 0.5 to 20, 0.3 to 20, 0.3 to 20, 20, 10, 10, 1.5, 1 to 15, 8, and 15 ppm, respectively. Go-occurrence of CPA was found in 14 of 33 aflatoxin-containing samples.