Brazilian mycotoxin experiences

摘要

Throughout the last 30 years, Brazilian swine production chains have experienced great evolution due to research and development in fields such as nutrition, health, genetics, and management. However, there are still some hindrances for those chains.Brazil also became one of the largest producers and exporters of grains, given the vast tracts of farmland and the significant investments in technologies, which culminated with the record production of grains in 2010 estimated in 149.5 million tons, especially in planting corn and soybeans. In the area of feed production, the volume of grain produced represented approximately 60 million tons of ration, working with approximately U$ 22 billion. However, due to the predominance of tropical and subtropical climate, characterised by temperature oscillations and by high humidity, coupled with the difficulty of drying and storage grains, fungal growth and mycotoxin proliferation occurs with relative ease in cereals, both during the period that they are still in the field, and during the storage or processing.