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Counteracting mycotoxin contamination: the effectiveness of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall glucans in Mycosorb® for sequestering mycotoxins
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites secreted by moulds, mostly belonging to the three genera Aspergillus, Penicillium and Fusarium produced in cereal grains as well as forages before, during and after harvest....
Author: ALEXANDROS YIANNIKOURIS, JEAN-PIERRE JOUANY and GÉRARD BERTIN (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
Publication date: 06/21/2007    Rating:    Views: 1278

Good farming practices to prevent or minimise mycotoxin contamination
Grain production in South Africa has undergone major changes over the past 10 years. The major driving force behind these changes has been the deregulation of the grain industries and the demise of the various ...
Author: Dr John Purchase (Courtesy of AFMA Matrix)
Publication date: 06/05/2007    Rating:    Views: 630

New Facts about Mycotoxin Control - Intensive Research in the field of Mycotoxin deactivation gives new insights!
The Indian feed and poultry industry is already aware of the possibility of various mycotoxin contaminations of the feed. This holds true not only for mycotoxins like aflatoxins, but to other mycotoxins...
Author: Dr. Devendra Verma, Technical Director of Biomin India
Publication date: 05/08/2007    Rating:    Views: 1618

Occurrence of Mycotoxins in Commodities collected in Spain
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi on agricultural products before or after harvest. These toxic substances are known to be either carcinogenic (e.g. aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin A, fumonisin B1...
Author: A. Hainz, E. Pichler, J. Handl, U. Hofstetter - Biomin / Quantas Analytik GmbH / Erber AG (Cou...
Publication date: 04/24/2007    Rating:    Views: 924

The effect of a mycotoxin adsorber on gilts
Testing a mycotoxin adsorber (Agrabond) in a 21-day farm trial on gilts produced favourable results. The objective of this study was to determine if the addition of the mycotoxin adsorbent Agrabond (...
Author: Jose E. FERRER - Agranco Corp.
Publication date: 03/29/2007    Rating:    Views: 1889

Nutritious Attempts to Detoxify Aflatoxic Diets of Tilapia Fish
This study was conducted to investigate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) on mono-sex Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings and attempting to detoxify these drastic effects by using some dietary...
Author: Mehrim, A. I.; A. M. Abdelhamid, A. A. M. Abo Shosha, M.F.I. Salem, M.A.M.M. El-Sharawy - Egypt
Publication date: 02/28/2007    Rating:    Views: 715

In vitro and in vivo assessment of humic acid as an aflatoxin binder in broiler chickens
Poster presentation at World Nutrition Forum 2006 Aflatoxins are often encountered in food and animal feeds at alarming concentrations around the world. One of the most practical approaches is the use of...
Author: C. Jansen Van Rensburg*1, C. E. J. Van Rensburg†, J. B. J. Van Ryssen*, N. H. Casey* and G. E....
Publication date: 11/17/2006    Rating:    Views: 1139

Finding practical solutions to mycotoxins in commercial production: a nutritionist’s perspective
IntroductionWhether grain is produced in temperate, subtropical or tropical climates, if high rainfall and humidity are experienced in the harvest season, infection of the grain by mould is likely. The range ...
Author: KEN BRUERTON (Protea Park Nutrition Services, Sorrento, Queensland, Australia) - Alltech Inc.
Publication date: 10/24/2006    Rating:    Views: 1428

Current concepts in feed-borne mycotoxins and the potential for dietary prevention of mycotoxicoses
The most commonly recognized feed-borne mycotoxins are the aflatoxins and the Fusarium mycotoxins. Our understanding of the etiology of aflatoxicosis is far more complete than our corresponding understanding ...
Author: Trevor K. Smith - Ewen J. MacDonald - Swany Haladi - ALLTECH INC.
Publication date: 09/13/2006    Rating:    Views: 1294

The role of mycotoxin adsorbents in the feed industry
HISTORY Twenty years ago clays were used as anti-caking agents. In the 80's, Research was done by Dr. Taylor and Dr. Phillips 87-88 with Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminum Silicates (HSCAS) as an Aflat...
Author: Special Nutrients Inc.
Publication date: 0/0/    Rating:    Views: 1751