Mycotoxins are abiotic hazards produced by certain fungi that can grow on a variety of crops.
Consequently, their prevalence in plant raw materials may be relatively high. The …

Contamination of animal feed with mycotoxins still occurs very often, despite great efforts in
preventing it. Animal feeds are contaminated, at low levels, with several mycotoxins …

Ruminant diets include cereals, protein feeds, their by-products as well as hay and grass,
grass/legume, whole-crop maize, small grain or sorghum silages. Furthermore, ruminants …

Fungi are ubiquitous and formation of mycotoxins can occur in all agricultural commodities
under appropriate field or storage conditions throughout the animal feed supply chain. In this …

Year-round access to good quality forage is a physiological priority for ruminants and an
economic priority for farmers. Ensiling is a method for preserving moist crops based on …

Globalisation of the trade in agricultural commodities has contributed significantly to the
discussion about potential hazards involved and has increased in particular the awareness …

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites present worldwide in agricultural commodities and
produced by Elamentous fungi that cause a toxic response (mycotoxicosis) when ingested …

Background Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a toxic secondary metabolite primarily produced by
Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum that is common in grains, such as wheat …

Fumonisins are mycotoxins produced by Fusarium verticillioides and F. proliferatum. They
occur worldwide and are found predominantly in maize and in maize-based animal feeds. Of …

Fungi are distributed worldwide and can be found in various foods and feedstuffs from
almost every part of the world. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by some …