Efficacy of Feed Additives
Fusarium mould can often contaminate grains and can produce different mycotoxins including deoxynivalenol (DON). DON has negative effects in pigs when given more than 1 ppm in their feed. Feed additives are available to help reduce the effects of DON, but their effectiveness is still unclear. Four of these mycotoxin inhibitors were examined with only one out of the four (Defusion also known as Akey) showing improvements in average daily...