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Mycotoxins in poultry
Common mycotoxins associated with mycotoxicoses in poultry include aflatoxins, fumonisins, zearalenone, ochratoxins, and trichothecenes such as deoxynivalenol and T-2 toxins. Diagnosis requires detection and quantification of the specific mycotoxin. Treatment includes removal of the source of the mycotoxin and supportive care. Mold mitigation strategies can be used for prevention. Mycotoxicoses are diseases caused by the poisonous effects of the toxins produced by filamentous microfungi (ie, toxigenic molds). Hundreds of mycotoxins are known and can produce mild to severe toxic effects when they occur above levels of concern. The importance of mycotoxin problems in poultry is probably considerable yet difficult to measure. Chronic low levels of exposure to more than one type of mycotoxin appears to be a commonality, yet is less clinically evident.
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Clint Decker, VICAM Regional Sales Manager in the USA, highlights how Myco 5-in-1 PLUS gives your grain or feed operation the power to detect and quantify aflatoxin, vomitoxin (DON), fumonisin, zearalenone, ochratoxin A, T2 and HT-2 using a single, solvent-free sample extraction....
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Dr. Hilde Van Meirhaeghe, Poultry Consultant at Vetworks, Belgium, speaks about the effects of mycotoxin contamination on animals...
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Managing mycotoxin contamination rrisk should be a part of a broader plan to reduce the occurrence of skeletal problems....
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Introduction Fungal contamination in grains is a serious issue for modern animal production. Mold growth is associated with decreased nutrient content in animal feedstuff (Vieira, 2003). Furthermore, the development of fungi under specific conditions may lead to another major threat: mycotoxin production. In past decades, over one quarter of the world’s food crop production was estimated to be contaminated with mycotoxins (CAST, 2003). Mycotoxins are secondary fungal...
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Fernando Tamames III, President at Special Nutrients, offers details about the novelties of the book Mycotoxins in Poultry, written by Dr. Paulo Dilkin...
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Launched in 2016, MycoMan® was a pioneer app in assessing mycotoxin risk. Four years later, Adisseo is back with a 2.0 version with a better customer experience, updated data, and new functionalities!...
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Dr. Hilde Van Meirhaeghe, Poultry Consultant at Vetworks, Belgium, speaks about how can be evaluated the risk of mycotoxins in animals...
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Whenever feed is contaminated with mycotoxins, the risk of necrotic enteritis increases. The solution to this challenge is a combination of mycotoxin risk management and the reinforcement of gut health....
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Abstract To evaluate the efficacy of Mycodetox B2 in ameliorating aflatoxicosis, day-old broiler chicks (n=200) were divided into 5 treatment groups (T1-control, basal diet; T2-T1+200ppb aflatoxin B1 (AFB1); T3- T1+300ppb AFB1; T4-T2+Mycodetox B2; T5-T3+Mycodetox B2). Each diet was fed to 5 replicated groups of 8 birds each from 1 to 42 days of age. During overall growth period (0-6 wk), the body weight gain (BWG) and feed intake (FI) in T1 was higher (P<0.05) than T2 and T3....
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Abstract To evaluate the impact of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), ochratoxin A (OTA) and their interactions on carcass traits and organ weights, day-old broiler chicks (n=288) were divided into 9 treatment groups (T1: control; T2: T1 + 150 ppb AFB1; T3: T1 + 300 ppb AFB1; T4: T1 + 150 ppb OTA; T5: T1 + 250 ppb OTA; T6: T1 + 150 ppb AFB1 + 150 ppb OTA; T7: T1 + 150 ppb AFB1 + 250 ppb OTA; T8: T1 + 300 ppb AFB1 + 150 ppb OTA; T9: T1 + 300 ppb AFB1 + 250 ppb OTA). Each diet was fed to 4...
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ASPERGILLOSIS* It's a fungal infectious disease, caused by “Aspergillus Fumigatus”, in which the typical sign is gasping for breath, especially in young chicks. Sometimes the same organism causes eye lesions or chronic lesions in older birds. brooder pneumonia, mycotic pneumonia, fungal pneumonia, Aspergillus. When the source of the disease is the hatchery, the disease is called brooder pneumonia. In older birds, the disease is called aspergillosis It affects chickens, Turkeys,...
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Deoxynivalenol (DON; vomitoxin) is a trichothecene mycotoxin that is produced by Fusarium graminearum (F. graminearum) and is prevalently found in grains such as wheat, corn, barley and their by-products. Food and feed contaminated with DON cause a variety of adverse health effects in humans and farm animals. Poultry are also adversely affected by DON but less susceptible due to differences in DON metabolism. Because of the differences in breeds, types of diet and strains of poultry,...
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Filamentous fungi or molds produce secondary metabolites called mycotoxins during crop growth, harvesting, storage and processing. Zearalenone (ZEA), deoxynivalenol (DON), ochratoxin A (OTA), aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), T-2 toxin and fumonisin B (FBs) are examples of common mycotoxins. They are widely found in feed materials and poultry...
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The immune system is one of the most affected by the toxicity of mycotoxins. Whenever a situation of low immunity is detected in the farm, the presence of mycotoxins should be suspected in the first place as the cause. Even at concentrations at which there are no obvious pathological signs, mycotoxins lead...
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Moldy feed won’t always contain mycotoxins, because only certain species of fungi are able to synthesize them, but the presence of considerable mold in itself may adversely affect production and health....
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Dr. Stephen Adejoro (Livestock Industry Foundation for Africa) shares with Engormix members his comments on this usual problem in raw materials and its consequences on vaccination, health and performance....
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Carlos López, Area Manager for the Asian Market at Liptosa, speaks about the solutions this company offers for the Indian Subcontinent through Indo-Biocare Distributor, which consists of Phytogenics to control coccidia, Mycotoxin binder, Nutraceutical detoxifier, and performance improver, during Poultry India 2019....
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Although ducks are among the most sensitive species to mycotoxin contamination , the toxicity of mycotoxins in ducks is not as well studied as in chickens. On the other hand, the global production of duck meat and eggs is raising in the recent years, so it is necessary to invest more resources to investigate the harmful...
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