Mycotoxin Management: Page 11

Mycotoxins

Medium risk of mycotoxins in Spanish feed grains

Weather patterns during the European summer have put the feed and livestock sectors on high alert for mycotoxins, according to Radka Borutova, DVM, PhD, business development manager with Nutriad.

Dairy Cattle

Mycotoxins in corn silage threaten ruminant performance

Alltech’s 2015 North American Harvest Analysis reveals moderate to high levels of mycotoxins in corn and corn silage.

Poultry

US corn mycotoxins show low risk to swine, poultry

Although Alltech’s mycotoxin outlook for 2015 corn crop showed mostly low risk to swine and poultry, mycotoxins can affect animal performance and health even at lower levels.

Mycotoxins

Nutriad: UK, Ireland wheat safe for inclusion in feed

The 2015 Nutriad Mycotoxin Survey concludes that this year’s harvest of wheat in the U.K. and Ireland is of very good quality in terms of mycotoxin contamination. Based on the results of this survey conducted immediately post-harvest, this year’s wheat crop may be considered safe for inclusion into finished feed rations for all animal species.

Mycotoxins

#tbt: European Commission steps up mycotoxin reduction

In 2009, the European Commission opened a new functional group under Regulation (EC) 1831/2003 for feed additives acting on the reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins. This was the first amendment to the Feed Additive Regulation, put in place in 2003, and was an important step forward in the integrated fight against mycotoxin contamination of feed.

Mycotoxins

New mycotoxins confirmed in US corn crop

There are new reports of aflatoxin and deoxynivalenol (DON) in the U.S. corn crop this week, according to Neogen’s Monday Mycotoxin report.

Mycotoxins

North America wheat shows some mycotoxin contamination

Preliminary testing over the summer months of the 2015 North America wheat crop, conducted by Alltech’s 37+ mycotoxin analysis, shows an average 3.2 mycotoxins per sample, with Deoxynivalenol (DON) the most predominant toxin.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Website helps farmers combat mycotoxins

A website developed by plant pathologists from Purdue University and research institutions nationwide helps farmers understand and respond to the threat of mycotoxins in corn.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Mycotoxin risks severe, high in 80 percent of world

Mycotoxin-related threats to livestock production are severe or high in 80 percent of regions worldwide, according to the latest Biomin Mycotoxin Survey.

Feed Mill Management

LC-MS/MS testing technology key to future mycotoxin analysis

Biomin's Mycotoxin Survey using advanced LC-MS/MS mycotoxin testing methods reveals average co-occurrence of 30 mycotoxins per feed materials sample.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Nutriad: 100 percent of Poland’s corn contains mycotoxins

Nutriad conducted its Mycotoxin Survey on Poland’s 2014 corn crop, and found that 100 percent of its samples were contaminated with two mycotoxins.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Advancements in mycotoxins testing technology

LC-MS/MS instruments detect novel toxins and quantify known mycotoxins, but can also assess exposure and determine the efficacy of mycotoxin deactivators.

Previous Page

Page 11 of 14

Next Page