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Thursday, May 12, 2016
Biotransformation of deoxynivalenol to non-toxic metabolite de-epoxy deoxynivalenol: confirmation by biomarker study in pig serum
Shu GUAN, Technical Manager-Mycotoxin with Biomin Singapore Pte Ltd; Simone SCHAUMBERGER and Christina SCHWAB, Product Managers with Biomin Holding GmbH, Austria
Deoxynivalenol (DON) is one of the most common mycotoxins in Asia. According to the 2014 BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey, 65% of 1,762 tested samples from Asia were contaminated by DON, with an average of positive level of 512 ppb. Contaminated feed ingested by animals leads to mycotoxin exposure and impaired health effects.
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Friday, May 20, 2016
Dairy producers feeding aflatoxins every day: is this a manageable problem?
Radka Borutova, DVM, PhD., business development manager at Nutriad International, Belgium
Production losses due to mycotoxin contamination are clearly subject to a number of factors and uncertainties. The losses are hugely variable in time and difficult to estimate. However, the effects of the contamination are often significant and can be long-lasting. The economic impact of mycotoxins is difficult to esti ...
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Thursday, May 12, 2016
New technologies improve mycotoxin elimination: An update anno 2016
Impextraco
As our weapons in the fight against mycotoxins become more sophisticated, so must the methods we use to test their efficacy. Simulating intestinal conditions and "stress gene" technology are very helpful but sometimes no longer the best or fast approach to help to develop more effective elimination strategies. Recently ...
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