A new solution for an old problem in pig production

摘要

Nearly a century has passed since the first scientific report about hyper-oestrogenism in swine was published by researchers from Iowa State College in 1928. Even then, researchers were able to connect this severe condition to corn spoiled by above-average rainfall and frost damage. In 1965, the responsible substance was isolated from Fusarium-culture and called 'F2'-toxin. Nowadays, the commonly used term for this mycotoxin, which continuously challenges pig production, is zearalenone (ZEN).