Mycotoxin Contamination
Can we feed mycotoxin contaminated feed to pigs?
Published: July 2, 2008
Summary
Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin produced by fungi which may contaminate cereal grains, including barley and wheat. The contamination is especially problematic when wet, warm conditions prevail during the growing season. The ingestion of grain that is severely contaminated by DON will cause overt symptoms such as vomiting (hence the common name “vomitoxin”). Less dramatic, but more frequently o...
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24 de junio de 2008
Nice to see a scientifically laid out trial with a positive and negative control and practical levels of contamination!
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