Article published the August 12, 2008
Fumonisins are a group of recently discovered mycotoxins which belong to the family of Fusarium toxins. The contamination of feedstuffs with mycotoxins poses a serious threat to the health and productivity of animals and cause great economic losses. In the USA, the annual losses caused by mycotoxins in grain production are estimated at 900 million dollars (CAST 2003). Dependent on type of animal, ...
Participation in Forum on December 14, 2007
In our trial, sows were fed with Fusarium mycotoxins (2600 ìg deoxynivalenol and 180 ìg zearalenone per kg complete feed). Symptoms like necrosis (skin, tail, ear) or splaylegs in piglets were increased in the group of sows fed highly mycotoxin-contaminated diets in comparison with the control group.
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Article published the December 3, 2007
AbstractMycotoxin contamination of crops represents a widespread problem. Despite extensive efforts during crop growth, harvesting or storage, it is not possible to completely avoid mycotoxin contaminations in feed. Therefore successful counteracting strategies become increasingly important. Due to the fact that some mycotoxins cannot be adsorbed sufficiently only a combination of different strate ...
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