The pig's meal consists mainly of corn and the risk of mycotoxin exposure from field corruption and corn storage is the highest. Since mycotoxin grows in the presence of corn itself's fungi, the risk of mycotoxin introduction is high in countries with high water content.
Mycotoxin is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by fungi growing in crops on site during handling and storage. The mold produces mycotoxins under a wide range of conditions. They enter animal production system through feed (concentrate, silage or feed) or bedding. While some toxins tend to be more common in warm and tropical regions, most fungi and mycotoxins are recognized worldwide. Mycotoxins unstructurally affect animal performance, animal health and product quality.
Control of mycotoxins is very important for production economy and product quality. Mycotoxin demonstrates its effect in four different ways:
1. Decrease intake or refuse food consumption
2. Changes in nutritional components on absorption and metabolism of nutrients
3. Effects on endocrine and exocrine systems
4. Suppression of the immune system
Mycotoxin shows the range of biological results:
1. Liver and kidney toxicity
2. Central nervous system dysfunction
3. Fertility and regeneration problems
4. Effect on immunity
5. Mycotoxins are also deposited in the food supply chain (eg, milk, eggs, meat) and thus constitute a risk of human health.
The long-term goal is to reduce mycotoxin exposure by using fungal control substances and examining the feed source. It is important to remember that mold inhibitors can not destroy mycotoxins.
Mold inhibitors are used as feed additives to reduce the growth level of mold in the grain storage facility and minimize the risk of spreading mycotoxin producing grains through the feed. The most commonly used are propionic acid and other organic acids. However, the prevention of mold growth does not actually address the existing mycotoxins present in contaminated feed.
Mycotoxin binders are in fact substances that capture mycotoxins in strains from mold kernel exposure and prevent them from being absorbed by the animal's intestines and blood circulation. If other attempts at mold containment fail, use mycotoxin binder to handle the problem.
If it is too expensive to check mycotoxin or mold exposure on a daily basis, you can periodically add mycotoxin-conjugated products so that livestock does not contain mycotoxins.
T-BIND ™ has been proven to capture more than just aflatoxin as well as most other competing products, and can withstand other mycotoxins like botulinum toxin.
