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Fernando Tamames III, President of Special Nutrients, talks about the use of clays as mycotoxin binders and about the myth that all clays are alike, at the FIAAP Asia Conference 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand....
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The question of which mycotoxin test method is best for your needs has no one-size-fits-all answer. To ensure the best return on investment, your decision-making process should weigh the accuracy, precision, and reliability of the methods under consideration against the specific demands of your applications and your industry and market priorities. The following review of longstanding and emerging qualitative and quantitative mycotoxin test...
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Management of broiler breeder in poultry industry in India strongly emphasizes the importance of cost control at all levels. Usually in broiler breeder operation, the costs involved is the production of the hatching egg or the day old chick and are important as seen in the perspective of the cost per kg of live bird. In field condition, the greatest attention is usually given to the performance of broiler breeders, and most of the research in the field is focused...
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Poultry, swine and dairy producers admit today that the presence of mycotoxins in the feed is one of the main factors affecting animal production. As a result of the higher prices of feed ingredients, their quality is getting worse, with some grains showing higher levels of mycotoxins. High contamination levels can also be found in distillers grains, an ingredient in increasing supply, originated from the use of corn in ethanol production in the US. Some producers consider that...
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Research conducted at SAMITEC Institute Introduction Fumonisin is a mycotoxin of concern to livestock, especially swine. High levels can adversely affect overall performance with specific negative impact to organs including the liver and lungs. In vivo evaluations are the best method to accurately assess...
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Introduction A recent study of two dairy farms in Mexico showed that cows fed Calibrin-Z increased milk yield, decreased somatic cell counts and exhibited overall health improvements. Farm Management and...
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Trouw Nutrition proudly announces the approval of Novasil TM Plus-TX as certified aflatoxin binder within the state of Texas. Novasil TM Plus-TX has a high ability to bind aflatoxins, preventing the harmful effects on animal performance. In an effort to provide relief to farmers in Texas, the Office of the Texas State Chemist provided an avenue for well researched aflatoxin binders to become certified for sale in Texas. In order...
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A rapid and sensitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for the quantitative detection of fumonisin B1, B2 and B3. The measuring range of this test is 0.75-60 ppm: this wide range makes the assay suitable for the analysis of samples for human nutrition as well as animal feeding according to the Food and Drug Administration guidelines and the European Regulation. The assay was validated on maize establishing the specificity, the sensitivity,...
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Batch Screening vs. Individual Lot Testing
Batch sampling and testing with ELISA kits has long been a popular solution to the practical challenges of monitoring and documenting mycotoxin levels in incoming shipments of raw materials intending for export or food and feed products. The appeal of this strategy stems from its budget and efficiency advantages. By running a large number of samples from a series of...
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The Business Value Officially Validated Mycotoxin Test Methods
As the cleanup approach of choice in an expanding range of officially validated mycotoxin test methods, immunoaffinity columns offer food and feed industry stakeholders a proven approach to minimizing the costly risks of analytic errors. Available in user-friendly fluorometric formats, VICAM's commercial immunoaffinity test kits are designed to...
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Innovet, Special Nutrients' representative in Thailand, was present at VIV Asia 2011....
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Introduction Laying hens are highly sensitive to aflatoxin toxicity. When fed aflatoxin contaminated feed there may be reduced egg production, egg weight, serum protein, serum albumin, and an increase in target organ weight, such as the liver and kidneys. In Southeast Asia where Aflatoxin is commonly found, producers regularly use mycotoxin binders in animal feed to prevent aflatoxicosis. Many producers believe...
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INTRODUCTION Aflatoxins are fungal secondary metabolites produced by certain Aspergillus species, among which aflatoxin B1 is the most harmful, as well as the most potent of the naturally occurring mycotoxins. Aflatoxins are highly toxic to humans and animals, like broilers (JONES & al 1982) and turkeys (RAUBER & al. 2007). They cause a variety of effects, including poor performance, liver pathology,...
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Fernando Tamames interviews Nick Nikooforsat of Agrovet Alliance at VIV Asia 2011. Agrovet is a distributor of Special Nutrients' products in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Arab Emirates and Kuwait....
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Objectives: I. To evaluate the efficiency of Pelcon on physical qualities of pelleted feed pertaining to: Appearance Strength as hardness & Durability Surface cracks Density & Solubility II. To assess the Performance Enhancing Ability of the feed manufacturing unit for: Rate of Production Power Consumption INTRODUCTION Since its origin, palletizing...
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This study was conducted to investigate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B 1 (AFB1) on mono-sex Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings and attempting to detoxify these drastic effects by using some dietary supplements. Therefore, half percent of each of these supplements agents (namely, Bio-Buds-2x, chamomile flowers, aspirin and ginger) were added to aflatoxic (100 ppb aflatoxin B 1 ) diet for fingerlings. These diets were offered 6 days a week at 3% daily of actual...
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Natural clays are crystalline alumino-silicates characterized by their ably to exchange cations without major changes in structure. Zeolite and bentonite are the most common natural clays wed in rabbi production. Natural clays can be used as feed binders hi feed manufacturing. Natural clays can adsorb toxic products of digestion and decrease the accumulation of toxic substance in rabbit tissues, thus decreasing the incidence of internal disorders....
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Tests which are necessary to evaluate a proper and wide-spectrum product for mycotoxin counteraction, comprise in vitro evaluation of binders in case adsorption is the claimed strategy, or, in case of biotransformation it is crucial to evaluate the toxicity of metabolization products. In vivo trials are indispensable to test the efficacy of the products in practical conditions. Biomin has been always ahead in the counteraction of mycotoxins in...
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A trial was performed with castrated male hogs of the Belgian Landrace x Belgian Landrace, in the finishing stage, from 23 Kg. of weight to 90 Kg., during the 101 days of the test; feed consumed was based on corn-soybean with an average content of 5 ppm aflatoxin B1 (AB1) and 50 ppb of Ochratoxin; a parallel trial was carried with added TOXIBOND as a sequestering agent, and; a third one, with the mycotoxins in question absent was verified in the laboratory. 20 animals per treatment...
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Good day, Lately many binders like bentonites are being banned around the world. The organic binders have not experimented changes for the last 8 years, its absorption in Aflatoxin and Zea is good, contrary with T2 and other mycotoxins. Aluminosilicates present ambivalent results concerning dioxin and heavy metal contamination, which make absorption more difficult, cause they occupy the place where this process is developed. Clinoptilolite-Heulandite zeolites contrast in...
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