The key to an effective mycotoxins adsorbent

The evidence regarding the effectiveness of the various mycotoxin binders submitted from this article is a clear indication that the control of mycotoxicosis is still long in coming! The products in the market for control and management of this condition especially in the third world have not been tested for efficacy. This may be as a result of laboratory facilities to undertake this type of analysis. Indeed this is exacerbated by the little research in this line of animal disease conditions. Consequently, there is need for concerted efforts to encourage public research institutions to undertake this work and to build capacity in bodies involved in feed standards monitoring and quality assurance!!!

We have been achieving excellent results by deactivating mycotoxins using the MYCOFIX product range of BIOMIN GmbH of Austria. Simple clay, mineral & yeast based binders may show some little effect on adsorbtion of Afla, but certainly not on the most common toxins currently found in Southern Africa (DON, T-2 & Fum).
The amount of different binders (some of them of highly questionable origin) lately being offered is frightening as most of the claims made by the suppliers / manufacturers have not and can never be proven. However, as long as end users put price above quality, these binders will be pushed into - especially the so called third world - markets.

I haven't come across any report on how really effective mycotoxin binders are in fixing these problems as claimed by the manufacturers because all they do is maybe test it in Vitro and no test done in the the field, especially on the farm condition. However early detection of the toxins is beneficial to farmers, but feedmillers should provide information on the toxins levels in their products and do some research on their own.