Mycotoxins Technical Articles
Article published the March 27, 2015:
1 Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, Merelbeke 9820, Belgium2 Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases,...
Article published the January 20, 2015:
Introduction
Mycotoxins are secondary toxic metabolites of molds and can be found in every variety of grains and forage produced for food or feed. They accumulate in food and feed crops in the field, during tr...
Article published the January 20, 2015:
Sensitivity of poultry
Poultry are much less sensitive to fumonisins when compared to pigs or horses with most of the toxic effects existing sub-clinically and often remaining hidden in the flock. The “i...
Article published the January 19, 2015:
Introduction
Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2) are mycotoxins of major concern to the dairy industry. They are naturally occurring mycotoxins produced by the fungi species Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiti...
Article published the January 16, 2015:
Introduction
Mycotoxins are toxic substances produced by naturally occurring metabolic processes in fungi. Mycotoxins can invade the seeds before the actual harvest whilst the crop is still on the field, or al...
Article published the January 16, 2015:
Importance in feed quality, safety and maintaining reproductive and growth performance
Take Home Message
Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites that can reduce performance and alter metabolis...
Article published the December 27, 2014:
Introduction
There has been a steady increase in the poultry meat and egg production globally during the past few decades. Though the high biological value of eggs and poultry meat have resulted in an increasi...
Article published the November 9, 2014:
We summarize the impact of mycotoxin contamination on the productivity of fattening pigs in 5 relevant data
Nowadays, the use of mycotoxins binders in sow feed is a common practice in the farms, becaus...
Article published the November 4, 2014:
In scientific publications in the 1980s – 1990s you can find information about the spreading of mycotoxins. But since then, cultivars and agricultural technology have changed, methods of grain storage and...
Article published the October 30, 2014:
In order to study the effect of addition of a commercial natural detoxifying activated hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate (MexsilTM) and a modified experimental variant (MexsilTM modified) on the perf...