Controlling enterotoxin-induced diarrhea in piglets and broilers

The impact of enterotoxin-induced diarrhea in piglets and broilers is detrimental to their growth, health and overall well-being.

Xianfeng PengIoannis Mavromichalis

April 8, 2024

Well-known enterotoxins are primarily produced by bacteria such as Clostridium perfringens that plague broilers and piglets and cause severe health problems and major economic damage.

Well-known enterotoxins are primarily produced by bacteria such as Clostridium perfringens that plague broilers and piglets and cause severe health problems and major economic damage.

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Following up from my recent interaction with a Chinese company that invests in innovation, I would like to discuss the very important but often neglected topic of enterotoxins.

If we were to compare the noise created in the past 30 years about mycotoxins, the corresponding volume for enterotoxins is virtually at zero. Yet, they are as important, potent and disruptive as mycotoxins. Still not many know about them as they confuse them with endotoxins, for which some information has already showed up.

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