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Infection of agricultural commodities by different fungal species is of increasing concern as in the following mycotoxins may be produced. These toxic metabolites can cause acute or chronic intoxication when ingested by higher...

Every day new reports are published in newspapers worldwide reporting about the effects of antibiotic resistant bacteria and its consequence on human health.

The contamination of animal feed with mycotoxins is a worldwide problem in animal production. The complex diet of ruminants, consisting of forages, concentrates, and silages, can be a source of diverse mixtures of mycotoxins that...

In order to achieve a successful transition from milk to solid feed, AHMED AUFY and TOBIAS STEINER* recommend the enrichment of diets with phytogenics feed additives to support growth performance in newly weaned pigs.

What if clinical symptoms are observed in animals even if only a low mycotoxin contamination was analyzed in the feed?

With the rapid developments in aquaculture fish and shrimp farming industries are constantly under threat due to the outbreak of infectious diseases. Members of the genus Vibrio and Aeromonas have been described as being among...

Fumonisins are mycotoxins which are produced by several Fusarium species, especially Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium proliferatum.