Mycotoxins Technical Articles
Article published the February 28, 2019:
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...
Article published the February 28, 2019:
1. Introduction
The genus Fusarium belongs to the order of the Hypocreales, the class Ascomycetes and phylum Ascomycota. The perfect stages of Fusarium spp. are mainly classified in the genus Gibberella (Lidde...
Article published the February 28, 2019:
Poultry industry suffers greatly from the economic losses due to the adverse effects of mycotoxicosis attributed to reduced feed intake, poor feed conversion and nutrient utilization, growth and production perf...
Article published the February 28, 2019:
INTRODUCTION
Feed is the major input in poultry production. Supply of high quality feed is must to obtain optimum performance. Presence of mycotoxins in feed is one of the major constraints in maintain feed qu...
Article published the February 22, 2019:
Introduction
Mycotoxins are toxic metabolites that synthesized by a variety of fungal species and can be produced in feed, feedstuffs and foods in suitable conditions, such as moisture, temperature, oxygen and...
Article published the February 20, 2019:
Article published the January 30, 2019:
1. Introduction
Mycotoxic nephropathy (MN), which is widely encountered renal disease all over the world, is usually a renal disorder caused by alimentary ingestion of some nephrotoxic mycotoxins. Ochratoxin A...
Article published the January 9, 2019:
INTRODUCTION
Aflatoxins are defined as difuranocyclopentanocumarines / difuranopentanolidocumarines this contains a dihydrofuran or a tetrahydrofuran ring. One of the most important effects of post harvest d...
Article published the January 3, 2019:
The longevity of seeds in storage is highly sensitive to their moisture content (MC) and temperature (Ellis and Roberts, 1981). In general, the duration of seed viability (germination capacity) in storage is re...
Article published the December 10, 2018:
“25% of the world's crops are affected by Mycotoxins”.
The Food and Agriculture Organization has estimated that 25% of the world's crops are affected by Mycotoxins. They are secondary metabolite/...