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Description: |
xxxii, 672 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Introduction to animal feed contamination -- Animal feeds, feeding practices and opportunities for feed contamination: an introduction -- The ecology and control of bacterial pathogens in animal feed -- Detection and enumeration of microbiological hazards in animal feed -- Assessment of the microbiological risks in feedingstuffs for food-producing animals -- Detection and identification of animal by-products in animal feed for the control of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies -- Hazardous chemicals as animal feed contaminants and methods for their detection -- Animal feed contamination by dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and brominated flame retardants -- Animal feed contamination by toxic metals -- Aquaculture feed contamination by persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, additives and drug residues -- Mycotoxin contamination of animal feed -- Detection and determination of natural toxins (mycotoxins and plant toxins) in feed -- Prevention and control of animal feed contamination by mycotoxins and reduction of their adverse effects in livestock -- Dietary exposure of livestock and humans to hepatotoxic natural products -- Feed additives and veterinary drugs as contamination in animal feed - the problem of cross-contamination during feed production -- Antimicrobials in animal feed: benefits and limiations -- Alternatives to antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPS) in animal feed -- Chemical risk assessment of animal feed -- Safety of genetically modified (GM) crop ingredients in animal feed -- Detection of genetically modified (GM crops for control of animal feed integrity -- Potential contamination issues arising from the use of biofuel and food industry by-products in animal feed -- Nanoscale feed ingredients and animal and human health -- Animal feed sampling for contaminant analysis -- Ensuring the safe supply of animal-derived ingredients for animal feed -- Management of animal feed safety in the USA -- The GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance (FSA) Scheme. |