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Understanding and Coping with Effects of Mycotoxins in Livestock
Although the following section emphasizes the effects mycotoxins exert on animal health It appears that pigs will often consume a sufficient amount of
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1. What are mycotoxins? 2. Food-borne mycotoxins
The effects of some food-borne mycotoxins are acute, symptoms of severe illness fumonisin B1 is toxic to pigs and poultry, and is the cause of equine
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Mycotoxins: trichothecenes and aflatoxins
It has been suggested that some religious experiences may have been due to the effects of some mycotoxins, such as lysergic acid, the parent compound of LSD
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Effects of feeding a blend of grains naturally contaminated with
Effects of feeding blends of grains naturally contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins on brain regional neurochemistry of starter pigs and broiler chickens
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Mycotoxin poisoning of pigs
The only mycotoxins that have so far been shown to affect pigs in Australia are aflatoxins, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol and ergot alkaloids.
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Affected pigs lose weight and may develop gastric ulcers. While occurrence of these mycotoxins is rare, the effects are usually irreversible.
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estrogenic effects (Table 3). Table 3. Clinical Guide to Mycotoxin Effects in Pigs. Toxin. Class of swine. Dietary level. Clinical effects. Aflatoxin
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Grain storage techniques - The biodeterioration of grain and
If similar immunosuppressive effects are manifested in humans, it is possible that the aflatoxins (and other mycotoxins) could be significantly enhancing
