Of the 42 feed samples that were te

Of the 42 feed samples that were tested, eight was found to be contaminated with aflatoxins (Table 2). The total aflatoxins ranged from 6.51 to 101 ng g1. Some of these samples contain aflatoxins that exceed the legal limits of 20 ng g1 as imposed in many countries (e.g., USA, Austria, India, Argentina, Netherlands and Brazil) (Moss, 2002). The incidence of aflatoxins in copra (24.4 ng g1)and palm kernel (9.9 ng g1) clearly indicate that better hygienic practices must be in place in the preparation of these commodities.The traditional method of drying these items on the ground in the open air in poor hygienic conditions promotes the growth of moulds and production of mycotoxins. Surveys from other countries have reported the occurrence of aflatoxins in corn and related products from Turkey (Castells et al., 2008) and China (Li et al.,2001) and the contamination of animal feeds has been reported in Greece, Turkey (Aycicek et al., 2005). Typical chromatogram is shown in Fig. 4. It can be readily seen that all the aflatoxins are well separated from the unwanted components.