This transfer model can be used to estimate the concentration of dioxins in egg yolk fat and body fat of the laying hen based on oral exposure to feed contaminated with dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs using contamination levels of individual congeners. For estimations based on total TEQ levels only, the user is referred to the transfer model dioxins (total TEQ) laying hen. General information on how to use the transfer models on this website can be found under “How to use”. The specific manual for the dioxins (congener-specific) – laying hen can be found here.  A log with the changes made after the release of version 1.0 of the model can be found here.  

Source: van Eijkeren JC, Zeilmaker MJ, Kan CA, Traag WA and Hoogenboom LA (2006a) A toxicokinetic model for the carry-over of dioxins and PCBs from feed and soil to eggs. Food Add. Contam., 23 (5) 509-517. https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030500512045; Notenboom S, Zeilmaker MJ, van Eijkeren JCH, Hoogenboom LAP, Punt A and Bokkers BGH (2022) A congener-specific modelling approach for the transfer of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs) from feed to eggs of laying hens. Food Add. Contam., Part A, 40:1, 96-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2022.2137301

Cite as: "Transfer model dioxins (congener-specific) - laying hen, version1.3 (available via www.feedfoodtransfer.nl)" when referring to this model