The use of pesticides in agricultural sectors is rising due to the growing demand for food in the world, but the presence of pesticide residues in agricultural commodities has become a major health concern for consumers and is associated with problems of food safety. Pesticides in meats and milk were derived from feeds. The present study was conducted to find the pesticide residue in cattle feed ingredients, commercial beef cattle feed and meat of beef cattle. Commercial beef cattle feed, Heart, kidney, liver, lung and muscle samples of beef cattle were collected from four district of Bangladesh were analyzed by GC-MS (Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry) for organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticide residue. There were no organoclhorine and organophosphorus pesticide residues in collected raw materials and commercial beef feed except Saudia and Fresh feed. In case of commercial beef feed. Aldrin was found in Saudia feed and Fresh feed at the level of 77 and 336 µg/kg, respectively. The results indicate that the concentration of aldrin in commercial beef cattle feed named Saudia and Fresh feed were above maximum residue limit (MRL) values (20 µg/kg) set by WHO/FAO. Contaminants existed at different levels in cattle feed of Bangladesh.
The present study was conducted to find out the aflatoxin concentration present in commercial beef cattle feed and feed ingredients in Bangladesh. Commercial beef cattle feed and feed ingredients samples collected from four district of Bangladesh were analyzed by ELISA test kit for aflatoxin. The levels of aflatoxin varied widely in all types of feed ingredients from 6.36 to 59.18 ppb. The mean concentration of aflatoxin in feed ingredients was found to be significantly higher (p<0.05) in maize (32.34 ± 24.81 ppb) and rice polish (20.33 ± 9.55 ppb) which were higher than the maximum permitted levels (MPLs) set by Food Standards Agency. The mean concentration of aflatoxin in feed ingredients was lower in de-oiled rice bran (7.97 ± 1.73 ppb). Level of mean concentration of aflatoxin in other feed ingredients such as sesame oil cake (10.28 ± 3.50 ppb), wheat bran (10.36 ± 1.82 ppb), gram bran (10.97 ± 2.54 ppb), mustard oil cake (12.74 ± 3.15 ppb), matikalai hull (9.96 ± 2.58 ppb), rapeseed meal (13.29 ± 2.87 ppb), soybean meal (9.76 ± 3.46 ppb), lentil hull (11.95 ± 3.46 ppb), cotton by-products (9.86 ± 1.95 ppb) and straw (12.05 ± 3.90 ppb) were almost similar and within the range of 9.76 ± 3.46 ppb to 13.29 ± 2.87 ppb. The levels of aflatoxin ranged in all types of commercial compound beef cattle feeds varied from 7.78 to 14.66 ppb. These levels are lower than the levels of maximum acceptable limit of aflatoxin (20 ppb) content in complete cattle feed set by Food Standards Agency.
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