02515naa a2200253 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024501530007726000090023052017910023965000150203065000120204565000100205765000150206765300150208270000200209770000170211770000180213470000180215270000170217070000150218777300590220215165821995-04-27       1994    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aSMITH, E. E.  aDietary hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate reduction of aflatoxinM1 residue in dairy goat milk and effects on milk production and com- ponents.  c1994  aLactating dairy goats were exposed to aflatoxin (100 and 200 ppb) and hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate at 1, 2, and 4% in two separate experiments. Naturally occurring low levels of aflatoxin M1 (.009 ppb) were found in the milk of the control diet, whereas there were no detectable levels of aflatoxin M1 in the milk of diets containing hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate in both experiments. ln Exp. 1, no treatment-related differences in clinical behavior or significant difference in the feed intake, milk production, or milk component analyses were observed with 200 ppb of aflatoxin and 4% hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate. However, 4% hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate was responsible for an 86.9% reduction of aflatoxin M1 residue in the milk of dairy goats. ln Exp. 2, the combination of 1% hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate and aflatoxin at 100 ppb resulted in an overall reduction of aflatoxin M1 residue by 51.9%, which represented a mean change of aflatoxin M1 from .553 to .266 ppb of aflatoxin M1 in the milk. The diet that contained  2% hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate and 100 ppb of aflatoxin further reduced aflatoxin residue by a mean change from .553 to .098 of ppb aflatoxin M1, which represents an 82.2% reduction ofaflatoxin M1 residue in the milk. Analysis of the data by time indicated that there were no statistical differences between days of sampling. Information regarding the ability of hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate to prevent or reduce the level of aflatoxin M1 residues in milk is critically needed. This finding has important implications, because milk is ultimately consumed by humans and animaIs, and the reduction of aflatoxin contamination in the milk could have an important impact on their health.  aAflatoxina  aCaprino  aLeite  aProdução  aComposicao1 aPHILLIPS, T. D.1 aELLIS, J. A.1 aHARVEY, R. B.1 aKUBENA, L. F.1 aTHOMPSON, J.1 aNEWTON, G.  tJournal of Animal Sciencegv.72, n.3, p.677-682, 1994.