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And although it takes over 5mg of cyanide is enough to kill a human, it doesn't mean you can safely season your soup with 20mg for a family of 5...
by supermatt 8y ago
And although it takes over 5mg of cyanide is enough to kill a human, it doesn't mean you can safely season your soup with 20mg for a family of 5...
- projektfu 8y agohttp://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=SB57&title=Guidelines%20for%20Using%20Feeds%20Containing%20Aflatoxin%20in%20Dairy%20Rations http://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=SB5... There are safe levels in both lactating and non-lactating cows. It's already an acceptable use.
- supermatt 8y ago20 parts per billion isn't "consuming" aflatoxin-laden feed - it's eating regular feed with trace contamination. That there are guidelines for achieving this "safe" dilution makes you wonder why the effort is being spent there instead of using the grain for other purposes. Also worth reminding that these measurements are taken via random sampling - as per my cyanide example. Dont intentionally feed aflatoxins to dairy animals! (or any animals, really...)