Zearalenone is the most common prevalent mycotoxin found in feed and raw materials available in South Asian Region. Zearalenone (ZEN) at lower concentration highly impacts the Swine. However, ZEN at higher concentration or presence of more than one mycotoxin will have a great impact in poultry especially Breeders and Layers. Zearalenone Toxicology Grains infected with the fungus Fusa...
Very well brought out facts. Now it is very critical for Breeder and Layer farmer to think beyond the Aflatoxin and ochratoxin. ZEN should be taken into consideration when it has direct bearing on reporductive system
Excellent article with useful information to the poultry industry.Currently multi-toxin and mycotoxins are some of the major problem in poultry industry.this is and mainly due to the Hybrid Variety of raw material and agro climatic condition.
you have said in this article that zeralenone increases blood phosphorus content
but this paper (http://ps.oxfordjournals.org/content/60/6/1165.abstract) says it decreases serum inorganic phosphorus content. please explain this.