Aflatoksin Sindirilmesi Sonucu Akut Mortalite Şekillenen Domuz Yavrularında Adli Bulgular

Abstract

Aflatoxin (AF) is one of the most significant mycotoxins in pigs and results in a significant decrease of production performance. This paper describes the first case of acute effects of AF in suckling piglets in Serbia. Within 7 days, 420 suckling piglets aged 20±3 days died on a farm. Forensic findings included a medical history, clinical presentation with pathomorphological and histopathological confirmation of intoxication of the piglets with AF. Detection of AF in sows' milk (870 µg/kg), which was the primary nutriment for the piglets, confirmed the suspicion of AF intoxication. The piglets at that age also consumed solid feed, which was found to be contaminated with AF (960 µg/ kg), and which accelerated the process of intoxication. After removal of the contaminated feed, the number of deaths began to reduce, as well as the clinical symptoms typical for AF. Keywords: Aflatoxin, Forensic finding, Intoxication, Piglet Aflatoksin Sindirilmesi Sonucu Akut Mortalite Şekillenen Domuz Yavrularında Adli Bulgular ÖzetAflatoksin (AF) domuzlarda rastlanan en önemli mikotoksinlerden biri olup üretim performansında önemli azalmalara sebebiyet verir. Bu vaka takdimi süt emme dönemindeki domuz yavrularında AF'nin akut ektilerini gösteren Sırbistan'daki ilk çalışmadır. Bir çiftlikte 7 günlük bir süreçte yaşları 20±3 gün arasında değişen 420 adet domuz eniği ölü bulundu. Anamnez, klinik bulgular, patomorfolojik ve histopatolojik bulgular AF toksikasyonunu şüphelendirdi. Temel besin kaynağı olarak annelerin sütünde AF belirlenmesi (870 µg/kg) AF toksikasyonunu teşhisini doğruladı. Katı yem de tüketen yavruların bu yemlerinde de AF belirlenmesi (960 µg/kg) toksikasyonun hızlı seyrini açıklar nitelikteydi. Kontamine yemin uzaklaştırılmasından sonra ölümlerde ve AF'nin tipik klinik bulgularında azalma tespit edildi.

Karkas Mikrolokasyonunun Postmortem Değişiklikler ve Karkas Dekompozisyonu Üzerine Etkisi

“…The animals were selected from 8 farms with a population of 200.000 pigs, which were from the same epizootiological area, which means that they had almost identical living conditions [17] and approximately 50-70 pigs died during every day. Only pigs that died of natural causes, with no external wounds, were used.…”

Combining ability of experimental maize lines for yield and aflatoxin in the southeastern United States

“…In places where grain is not routinely tested, aflatoxin‐contaminated maize can enter the human food chain with devastating consequences (Azziz‐Baumgartner et al., 2005). Consumption of highly contaminated grain has also been implicated in death of livestock (Stojanac et al., 2015). As a result, grain is usually tested for contaminants and strict limits have been set on the allowable concentration of aflatoxin in maize and other commodities in the United States and other developed countries.…”

“…In places where grain is not routinely tested, aflatoxin-contaminated maize can enter the human food chain with devastating consequences (Azziz-Baumgartner et al, 2005). Consumption of highly contaminated grain has also been implicated in death of livestock (Stojanac et al, 2015).…”