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Mycotoxins in silage

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Siska Croubels
Siska Croubels and 3 more
Ghent University
1. Introduction Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites that are harmful to animals and humans [1]. Monogastric animals are considered to be more susceptible to the toxic effects of mycotoxins than ruminants as the rumen microbiota are capable to degrade some of those toxic molecules to less toxic metabolites [2–4]. In addition, intrinsic rumen fluid factors, such as bacterial and yeast cell walls and feed particles, can deactivate mycotoxins (e.g., aflatoxins and...
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Introduction Pressed sugar beet pulp (PSBP) is frequently ensiled in plastic bags and represent a valuable feed component of feed rations for ruminants. However, its high susceptibility to fungal infestation during feed-out, especially in summer, often results in low stability and poor hygienic quality (Kalzendorf, 2007). Therefore, especially the use of chemical additives containing salts of sorbic, benzoic and and/or propionic acids, has attracted significant attention...
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Naresh Magan
Naresh Magan and 2 more
Cranfield University
1. Introduction Wheat is susceptible to Fusarium head blight (FHB) world-wide which causes both yield and quality losses, in addition to contamination of harvested grain with mycotoxins, particularly zearalenone (ZEN) and type B trichothecenes such as deoxynivalenol (DON). There are strict regulations in place for maximum contamination levels of these two toxins to reduce accumulation in the human and animal food chains. Both mycotoxins can be produced pre- and post-harvest....
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1. Introduction Maize or corn (Zea mays L.) is a cereal of extreme importance in the diets of many populations, contributing especially as a source of energy because of its high content of starches (up to 73% of kernel weight), proteins (8–13.7%), fatty acids (4–5.4%), as well as vitamins and minerals [1,2]. Corn grits are produced by removing the outer bran, the germ, and the tip cap of the grains, followed by grinding into smaller coarse bits. A wide variety of...
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Nikola Puvaca
Nikola Puvaca and 5 more
1. Introduction Modern feed mills produce a wide range of products on a daily basis, regardless of whether they have one or several processing lines. Formulated diets are often composed of more than 20 ingredients and each of the ingredients is carefully selected based on the nutritional quality, safety, price, and availability [1]. Safe ingredients are important for the production of safe animal feed, which is in turn important for animal health, production of safe...
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Charles Hurburgh
Iowa State University
This year continues the chain of years with unusual harvest conditions driven by rapid weather changes in the latter part of the growing season. In mid August, crops were significantly ahead of schedule in terms of maturity. Heat and moisture in May and June accelerated the pace of development, to the point that signs of maturity were evident by the 15 th  of August. Rains followed by above average temperatures began over Labor Day weekend, and have been repeated...
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Yanhong Zhang
National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
Mycotoxins in DDGS - Yanhong Zhang
Dr. Yanhong Zhang (National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center) discussed storage and weather conditions, as well as detection methods for mycotoxins in DDGS, during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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Naresh Magan
Cranfield University
Pre- and Post- Harvest Intervention strategies. N. Magan (Cranfield University)
Professor of Applied Mycology, Naresh Magan, speaks at the Latin American Congress of Mycotoxins about Pre and Post-harvest intervention strategies: will climate change factors impact on mycotoxin control? ...
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Amedeo Reyneri
Amedeo Reyneri and 1 more
Università degli Studi di Torino
Introduction Currently, the increasing demand for specific quality wheat by the milling sector and the food industry points out the necessity of obtaining wheat lots with high and homogeneous technological quality. Among the various wheat categories, the demand for the excel grade is increasing. Baking products of superior quality require standardized improver wheat flour characterized by high protein (GPC) and gluten contents, strength of dough (W) and dough stability...
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Rudolf krska
Rudolf krska and 2 more
The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
Introduction Over the last decade, the increasing attention paid to safety aspects has affected cereal supply chains: the lack of adequate sanitary parameters pertaining to the presence of contaminants is actually the first cause of the decrease in the market value of cereal commodities (Pinotti and Dell’Orto, 2011). Mycotoxins and other fungal metabolites represent the most insidious safety risks for cereal food and the feed supply chain (Pinotti et al., 2016). The...
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Akos Mesterhazy
Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd.,Hungary
1. Introduction Fusarium head blight (FHB) is an economically devastating disease of wheat and other small grains [1]-[4]. The quality and yield loss might be significant, but the losses caused by toxins are economically more important. As chemical protection, in spite of its progress [5]-[10], has only a moderate effect, the necessity of breeding more resistant wheat cultivars is inevitable. It is generally assumed that...
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INTRODUCTION It is well established that maize grain can be invaded by fungi, which generally cause losses in weight and quality. Moreover, some of the fungi associated with maize are known to contaminate the grain with mycotoxins posing serious hazard to consumer health. On the basis of adverse effects on human and animal health and widespread contamination, aflatoxins, deoxynivalenol (replaced in some areas by...
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Feed Mycotoxin Detoxifiers Market - Growth, Trends and Forecasts (2017 - 2022)" report to their offering.   The global feed mycotoxin detoxifiers market was estimated at a value of USD 1967.8 million in 2016. It is projected to reach USD 2341.8 million by 2021, at a CAGR of 3.5% during the forecast...
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Ana Dalcero
Ana Dalcero and 4 more
Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto - UNRC
Originally published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology Introduction Silage consists in green forage preserved by spontaneous lactic fermentation under anaerobic conditions (Miller 2001). The primary purpose of making silage is to maximize the preservation of original nutrients in the forage crop with minimum losses in the nutritional quality that allows its use as fodder...
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Before the combines hit the fields this fall for harvest, farmers may want to keep a watchful eye on their crop quality. Preliminary testing over the summer months of the 2015 North America wheat crop, conducted by Alltech’s 37+® mycotoxin analysis , shows an average 3.2 mycotoxins per sample, with Deoxynivalenol (DON) the most predominant...
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Mycotoxins are a group of structurally different secondary fungal metabolites that occur as contaminant of grains in worldwide crops (FAO). Species of fungi like Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium, and Claviceps are everywhere in nature, and under ideal conditions, often infect economically important crops and forages during storage, transportation and processing. However, several hundreds of mycotoxins can be associated with animal disorders. The most important to be...
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A silage-seminar has been held during the 12th World Dairy Expo & Summit / China on June 12th, 2014 in Xi’An, China, which is one of the oldest cities in China (with more than 3,100 years of history) and the starting point of the Silk Road. About 88 representatives from Dairy farms in north-west...
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Adegbola Adesogan
University of Florida
Introduction Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites secreted by molds mostly belonging to the Aspergillus, Penicillium and Fusarium genera (Yiannikouris and Jouany, 2002). The ubiquitous nature of mycotoxins and the severity of their effects on human health make them a major food safety concern. The Food and Agriculture Organization...
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I would like to ask about aflatoxin in beet pulp silage. What is the maximum limit? If I found a high level, is mycosorb safe? Thanks a lot ...
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