Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis

In the tropics, staples such as maize are often contaminated with mycotoxins, harmful by-products of fungal metabolism. In particular, high exposure to aflatoxins may cause fatal illness in people and animals, while chronic exposure can cause liver cancer in humans and, in domestic animals, growth d...

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Main Authors: Kiama, T.N., Lindahl, Johanna F., Sirma, A.J., Senerwa, D.M., Waithanji, Elizabeth M., Ochungo, P.A., Poole, Elizabeth J., Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Grace, Delia
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76495

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