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The main goal of animal production is to achieve the best performance while avoiding any possible threats that may endanger the animal. As many factors contribute to the outbreak of post-weaning diarrhoea, it is difficult to...

Poultry are known to be less sensitive to fumonisin exposure than pigs and horses but if so, what happened then in the year 1995?

Since the discovery of fumonisins in the late eighties in South Africa, it has been proven that certain diseases are connected to the toxic effects caused by these fumonisins. These diseases include esophageal cancer in certain...

How to know if your birds are affected by mycotoxins rather than by a viral disease? How to interpret post mortem lesions and diagnose problems in the flock? What are the signs to look for when you suspect your birds have been...

Did you know that high concentrations of fumonisins can kill a lamb with seven days?

Around the globe, the use of plant and plant-derived substances is highly generalized and well accepted, being in aromatherapy massages or in the very popular Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Although some people still find...

Ochratoxin A is a nephrotoxic, hepatotoxic and teratogenic mycotoxin formed by Aspergillus and Penicillium sp which have been shown to occur in various grains and other products throughout the world. The intake of ochratoxin A...