Investigation of the efficacy of mycotoxin-detoxifying additive on health and growth of newly-weaned pigs under deoxynivalenol challenges
Published:June 15, 2022
Summary
INTRODUCTION Mycotoxins are secondary metabolic products of fungi with toxigenic effects in other living species. Worldwide, about 88% of animal feed and feedstuffs are contaminated with at least one mycotoxin [1]. Fusarium toxins are the most prevalent, where deoxynivalenol ranks at first with 64% of occurrence, followed by fumonisins and zearalenone [1]. In pigs chronically fed deoxynivalen...
Thank you Debora and Prof. Kim for an interesting article. It is interesting to note that even 3ppm DON was not able to compromise performance statistically. Is this due to sampling error or really piglets can manage such levels? Thanks