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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Cargill releases first Global Mycotoxins Report for 2021
Cargill has published its first-ever Cargill Global Mycotoxins Report which gives a detailed look at mycotoxin contamination levels across countries, regions and the globe in 2021.
Monday, November 22, 2021
Kemin Industries launches TOXFIN CARE All-in-One Protection against mycotoxins in feed
Kemin Industries has launched a new solution in Europe, TOXFIN® CARE, that focuses on preventing loss in performance and productivity by safeguarding animal organs and tissue from potential damage caused by mycotoxins.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Mycotoxins transmission from sows to piglets
The presence of mycotoxins in food and feed is practically unavoidable due to their ubiquitous presence and stability. As swine is considered a very sensitive specie to mycotoxicosis; the dietary exposure to mycotoxins has adverse effects o ...
Friday, May 21, 2021
Gut health and mycotoxins - What do we know so far
The gastrointestinal tract represents the first barrier against ingested chemicals, feed contaminants and natural toxins. Following ingestion of mycotoxin-contaminated feed, intestinal epithelial cells can be exposed to high concentrations ...
Friday, May 14, 2021
Mycotoxins in poultry: A hidden factor affecting flock health
The immune system is constantly under siege by different stressors. Stress, whether from disease or environmental factors, plays a critical role in the overall health and well-being of poultry flocks. Environmental stressors, such as poor f ...
Friday, May 7, 2021
Recognising the warning signs of mycotoxins in pigs
Produced by filamentous fungi (moulds) that are ever-present in nature, under the right conditions, mycotoxins have the potential to proliferate and contaminate almost all feedstuffs used in pig production. Mycotoxins are not unique to spec ...
Monday, April 26, 2021
Possibilities for the biological control of mycotoxins in food and feed
Seeking useful biological agents for mycotoxin detoxification has achieved success in the last twenty years thanks to the participation of many multidisciplinary teams. We have recently witnessed discoveries in the fields of bacterial genet ...
Monday, April 12, 2021
Modelling the feed intake response of growing pigs to diets contaminated with mycotoxins
Quantifying robustness of farm animals is essential before it can be implemented in breeding and management strategies. A generic modelling and data analysis procedure was developed to quantify the feed intake response of growing pigs to pe ...
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Leaky gut and mycotoxins aflatoxin B1 does not increase gut permeability in broiler chickens
Previous studies conducted in our laboratory have demonstrated that intestinal barrier function can be adversely affected by diet ingredients or feed restriction, resulting in increased intestinal inflammation-associated permeability. Two e ...
Monday, October 26, 2020
Emerging, masked mycotoxins pose threats to livestock production
As the 2020 harvest season gets underway in the northern hemisphere, Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company, is sharing information regarding the challenges posed by mycotoxins in feed ingredients, while highlighting the risks of emerging mycot ...
Friday, October 23, 2020
Screening of mycotoxins in the finished feed and protecting animals
One of the possible mycotoxin risk management strategies is that of testing for the presence of mycotoxins in finished feeds. Indeed, if some feed ingredients are only tested by means of rapid test kits, it is possible to miss some importan ...
Friday, October 23, 2020
Impact of two mycotoxins deoxynivalenol and fumonisin on pig intestinal health
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi that grow on a variety of substrates. Due to their high consumption of cereals and their sensitivity, pigs are highly impacted by the presence of mycotoxins. At the European level, regulations a ...
Friday, October 16, 2020
Mitigating mycotoxins in poultry
Mycotoxins are prevalent in nearly all feed grains worldwide. Produced by fungi in cereal grains, corn and corn byproducts such as distillers dried grains (DDGS), mycotoxins in feed cause a cascade of problems in poultry production. Managin ...
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Mycotoxins and biomarkers of exposure win the battle against mycotoxins
The difficulty in the mycotoxins detection in raw materials and feed, due to their heterogeneous distribution and their commonly low specific clinical manifestation, makes that many unknown problems are attributed to them. To end these "act ...
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Case study: pathology and histopathology as a tool for diagnosis of reproductive disorders in pigs related to mycotoxins
In the current world pork industry requires greater efficiency in production parameters. Reproductive problems occupy an important place since they directly influence the number of piglets produced per sow per year. The risk factors in repr ...

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