Effectiveness of training and use of Novasil binder in mitigating aflatoxins in cow milk produced in smallholder farms in urban and periurban areas of Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMaseno Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technologyen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Greenwichen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUppsala Universityen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.donorMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Finlanden_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489en_US
cg.creator.identifierJohanna Lindahl: 0000-0002-1175-0398en_US
cg.creator.identifierFlorence Mutua: 0000-0002-1007-5511en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13040281en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2072-6651en_US
cg.issue4en_US
cg.journalToxinsen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriAFLATOXINSen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTSen_US
cg.subject.ilriDAIRYINGen_US
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
cg.volume13en_US
dc.contributor.authorAnyango, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKagera, I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMutua, Florence K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKahenya, P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKyallo, F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAndang’o, P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLindahl, Johanna F.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-04T09:29:40Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-05-04T09:29:40Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113626en_US
dc.titleEffectiveness of training and use of Novasil binder in mitigating aflatoxins in cow milk produced in smallholder farms in urban and periurban areas of Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractAflatoxins, which commonly contaminate animal feeds and human food, present a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. After ingestion by cows, aflatoxin B1 is metabolized to aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), some of which is excreted in milk. This study involved smallholder dairy farms in urban and periurban areas of Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya. The objective was to determine the effectiveness of training and providing farmers with aflatoxin binder (NovaSil®) on AFM1 contamination in raw milk. A baseline survey was undertaken and 30 farmers whose milk had AFM1 levels above 20 ppt were randomly selected for inclusion in the study. Of these, 20 farmers were part of the intervention, and were given training on the usage of the NovaSil® binder, while 10 served as a control group. All farmers were visited biweekly for three months for interviews and milk samples were collected to measure the AFM1 levels. The AFM1 levels were quantified by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The NovaSil® binder significantly reduced AFM1 concentrations in the raw milk produced by the farmers in the intervention group over the duration of the study (p < 0.01). The control farms were more likely to have milk with AFM1 levels exceeding the regulatory limit of 50 ppt compared to the intervention farms (p < 0.001) (odds ratio = 6.5). The farmers in the intervention group perceived that there was an improvement in milk yield, and in cow health and appetite. These farmers also felt that the milk they sold, as well as the one they used at home, was safer. In conclusion, the use of binders by dairy farmers can be effective in reducing AFM1 in milk. Further research is needed to understand their effectiveness, especially when used in smallholder settings.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.available2021-04-15en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAnyango, G., Kagera, I., Mutua, F., Kahenya, P., Kyallo, F., Andang’o, P., Grace, D. and Lindahl, J.F. 2021. Effectiveness of training and use of Novasil binder in mitigating aflatoxins in cow milk produced in smallholder farms in urban and periurban areas of Kenya. Toxins 13(4): 281.en_US
dcterms.extent281en_US
dcterms.issued2021-04-15en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherMDPIen_US
dcterms.subjectaflatoxinsen_US
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal productsen_US
dcterms.subjectdairyingen_US
dcterms.subjectmilken_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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