Safety evaluation of Aspergillus fumigatus grown on cassava for use as an animal feed

• Main Authors: Khor, G. L., Alexander, J. C., Lumsden, J. H., Losos, G. J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Veterinary Medical Association 1977
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22990/1/22990.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22990/

A safety evaluation of A. fumigatus I21, grown in a cassava carbohydrate and salts medium, was undertaken. Male weanling rats were fed the fungus at 20, 30 and 40% of the diet for 90 days. A control group was given soybean oil meal as the sole source of protein. Weekly determinations of the body wei...