Mycotoxins and adsorbents Trevor Smith, Ph.D.
Mycotoxins are pervasive and dangerous fungal metabolites in feedstuffs formed in the field pre-harvest and under sub-optimal storage conditions post-harvest. Consumed by livestock and poultry, they can reduce performance and alter metabolism, possibly causing pathological states-mycotoxicoses-in both animals and humans. Mycotoxin contamination can result from a range of mycotoxin-producing fungi depending upon the feedstuff source,…