Pilot study for the presence of fungal metabolites in sheep milk from first spring milking
, , and | Jul 07, 2018
Published Online: Jul 07, 2018
Page range: 167 - 172
Received: Mar 21, 2018
Accepted: Jun 07, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2018-0026
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Introduction
A mini-study of 20 raw milk samples was conducted to examine the spectrum of fungal metabolites in sheep milk from the first spring milking.
Material and Methods
Samples were collected from randomly selected ewes in two animal flocks from the Bieszczady Mountains and analysed using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
Results
Out of ~700 bacterial, fungal, and plant metabolites tested for, only one mycotoxin – Enniatin B – was detected in sheep milk samples (18/20; 0.0055–0.0121 μg/kg; 0.0078 μg/kg average).
Conclusions
The results indicated that there was no high-level exposure to fungal metabolites