10 lessons on mycotoxins in dairy: A case study

Like most dairy farmers, the owner of a 1000-head dairy operation located northwest of Beijing, China was well aware of the dangers posed to cows by aflatoxin-contaminated feed. He was also conscious of the risk of carryover of ingested aflatoxins into milk at a rate ranging from 1 to 6 % that could endanger human consumers. With this information at hand, he decided to implement a mycotoxin deactivating feed additive (Mycofix®) at 20 to 25 grams per day per cow. A few months passed without iss