Understanding the mycotoxin threat is key to effective solutions

摘要

With the knowledge that mycotoxins are eating away at poultry operation profits, there has also been a surge in the development and availability of in-feed solutions to the mycotoxin challenge. Although to date most have taken a one-size-fits-all approach that simply adjusts dose rate to bodyweight for each livestock species. This is now changing, however, following the emergence of a strong rationale for mycotoxin solutions that target the specific mycotoxin threat and physiological differences of each individual species. For the poultry industry, for example, the Aspergillus mycotoxin aflatoxin (AFB1) remains the greatest threat, with poultry more susceptible to AFB1 ingestion than any other livestock species.