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Publication Date: October 29, 2013
Reference: Centered on Swine Volume 19, Number 1, 2013.
Country: Canada
Summary:
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Certain types of Fusarium head blight can produce myotoxins, one of which is DON. DON contaminated grain can lead to decreased appetite and reduced gain at levels above 1ppm; although, lower levels can affect weanlings. Sampling remains important, especially since levels of DON levels may vary throughout a field and in storage.