Growth of mink (Mustela vison) kits when nursing dams given aflatoxin G1

Abstract

During lactation, 5 female mink (Mustela vison) were given 50 mug of aflatoxin B1 orally twice, 2 weeks apart. Another group of 5 lactating mink were used as controls, Milk was collected 24 hours after each treatment with toxin. Aflatoxin B1 and M1 could not be detected in the milk. There was no appreciable difference in body weight among kits that nursed treated mink and those that nursed untreated mink.