Transfer of melamine in some poultry products

ABSTRACT This study deals with the transfer of melamine from poultry feed to certain poultry products, such as eggs and meat destined for human consumption. The tested amounts were, respectively, 50 and 500 mg of melamine/kg of feed. The addition of melamine had no significant effect on feed consump...

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Published inPoultry science Vol. 90; no. 6; pp. 1358 - 1363
Main Authors Valat, C., Marchand, P., Veyrand, B., Amelot, M., Burel, C., Eterradossi, N., Postollec, G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Oxford University Press 01.06.2011
Poultry Science Association
Subjects
Animal biology
Animal Feed - analysis
Animals
Chickens
Diet - veterinary
Eggs - analysis
Feces - chemistry
Female
Food Contamination
Life Sciences
Muscle, Skeletal - chemistry
Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism
Triazines - metabolism
laying hen
mass spectrometry
melamine
tissue
egg
poule pondeuse
spectrométrie de masse
oeuf
tissu
mélamine
mass spectrum analysis
biological tissues
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Summary:ABSTRACT This study deals with the transfer of melamine from poultry feed to certain poultry products, such as eggs and meat destined for human consumption. The tested amounts were, respectively, 50 and 500 mg of melamine/kg of feed. The addition of melamine had no significant effect on feed consumption and egg production. However, melamine appeared in the eggs as early as the first day of exposure. The average concentration was reached after the third day at both levels of contamination. The amounts of melamine found in eggs and tissues were almost directly proportional to the quantities ingested. However, melamine did not appear to accumulate in the organs and tissues that were studied.
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ISSN:0032-5791
1525-3171
DOI:10.3382/ps.2010-01205