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Mycotoxins in Swine Diets
Posted in: Production by admin on November 1, 2010
The cool, wet weather we experienced this summer has caused many problems for the farmers in this area. This fall there is one more – there are reports of grain that is contaminated with fusarium mould.
Deoxynivalenol (a.k.a. DON, vomitoxin) is a mycotoxin that can be produced when fusarium moulds contaminate cereal grains, including wheat, barley, and corn. Pigs are more sensitive to DON contamination in their feed than other farm animals.