Michael Pretorius

Gerhard, you are right. Prof. Elizabet Santin from the Federal University of Parana in Brazil coined the phrase "low quality feed syndrome" as a way to explain this phenomenon of reduced nutrients as a result of mold growth. This is also why we see birds with suspected mycotoxicoses improve when diets are made more dense with regards to protein, vitamins and minerals. Feed companies that update th ...

Information on the effect of naturally occurring mycotoxins in animals is limited, especially the impact of multiple toxin contamination on animals. Alltech has put in place a Global Mycotoxin Management team, supported by two programs (37+ and MIKO) to better understand and identify the underlying risks to animals fed with feedstuffs containing multiple mycotoxins. From analyzing over 3300 sample ...