Course detail

LZT5872 - Mycotoxins in Animal Feed


Credit hours

In-class work
per week
Practice
per week
Credits
Duration
Total
4
2
4
6 weeks
60 hours

Instructor
Carlos Humberto Corassin

Objective
The objectives of this course are:to present the main mycotoxins of interest in food and feed for animal
production; evaluate the effects of mycotoxicoses on humans and animals; to analyze the economic
importance of mycotoxins and to know the control methods, prevention and decontamination techniques
to avoid contamination of food.

Content
1- Major mycotoxins of interest in food and animal feed: aflatoxins, ochratoxins, zearalenone,
trichothecenes (T-2 toxin and deoxynivalenol) and fumonisins.
2- Biological activities of mycotoxins: biotransformation and mechanisms of toxicity; acute and chronic
toxic effects (mutagenicity and carcinogenicity)
3- Analysis of the socioeconomic importance of mycotoxins: adverse effects on animal productivity; on
animal health; on the quality of products of animal origin.
4- Control of mycotoxins in food and animal feed.
5- Sampling methods and analytical methods.
6- Techniques of prevention, control of toxigenic fungi and detoxification of mycotoxins in food and feed.

Bibliography
Abbas, H.K. Aflatoxin and food safety. BocaRaton: CRC Taylor & Francis, 2005.
Copetti, M.V.; Corassin, C.H.; Pimentel, T.C.; Oliveira, C.A.F.; Cruz, A.G. Micotoxinas e antibióticos no processamento de leite e derivados. In: Cruz, A.G.; Zacarchenco, P.B.; Oliveira, C.A.F.; Corassin, C.H.. (Org.). Coleção Lácteos Volume 4: Microbiologia, Higiene e Controle de Qualidade no Processamento de Leites e Derivados. 1ed.Rio de Janeiro: Elsevier Editora Ltda., 2018, v. 1, p. 191-204.
Devries, J.W., Trucksess, M.W. and Jackson, L.S. (eds.) Mycotoxins and Food Safety. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. 2002. 295p.
Dias, D. The Mycotoxin Blue Book. Context Products.2005. 360p.
Duarte, S.C.; Pena, A.L.S.; Lino, C.M. Mycotoxins and their Implications in Food Safety. 1ed.London: Future Science Ltd, 2014.
Food And Agriculture Organization. Evaluation of certain mycotoxins in food. Geneva: FAO, 2002. [e-Book, disponível em http://www.ebooksdownloadfree.com/Science-Technology/Evaluation-of-Certain-Mycotoxins-in-Food-BI19881.html].
Magan, N.; Olsen, M. Mycotoxins in food: detection and control. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2004.
Martinez, J.C.B. Adsorbent of Mycotoxins as feed additives in farm animals: Review and several trials using diatomaceous earth as adsorbent to reduce harmful effects of mycotoxins on animals. Lambert Academic Publishing. 2012. 200 p.
Oliveira, C.A.F.; Corassin, C.H.; Corrêa, B.; Oswald, I.P. Animal Health: Mycotoxins. In: Neal Van Alfen. (Org.). Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems. 1ed.San Diego: Elsevier, 2014, v. 1, p. 358-377.
Oliveira, C.A.F.; Franca, M. M.; Corassin C.H.; Muaz, K. Biological Decontamination of Aflatoxins. In: Hakeem K.R., Oliveira C.A.F., Ismail A.. (Org.). Aflatoxins in Food. 1ed.: Springer Nature, 2022, v. 1, p. 1-15.
Oliveira, C.A.F.; Muaz, K.; Møller, C.O.; Corassin, C.H; Rattray, F.P.. Probiotics and Mycotoxins. In: A. G. da Cruz, C. S. Ranadheera, F.Nazzaro, A.Mortazavian. (Org.). Probiotics and Prebiotics in Foods. 1ed.Londres: Elsevier, 2021, v. 1, p. 309-328.
Oliveira, C.A.F.; Neeff, D.V.; Carão, A.C.P.; Corassin, C.H. Mycotoxin Impact on Egg Production. Egg Innovations and Strategies for Improvements. 1ed.Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2017, v. , p. 581-596.
Razzaghi-Abyaneh, M. Aflatoxins – Recent advances and future prospects. Rijeka, Coatia: InTech Open Access Publisher, 2013. [open access e-Book, disponível em http://www.intechopen.com/books/aflatoxins-recent-advances-and-future-prospects].
Revistas especializadas: Food Additives and Contaminants; Food Control; Food Chemistry; Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry; Animal Science; Dairy Science; Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists; Poultry Science; British Poultry Science; World Mycotoxin Journal