Effect of mycotoxins on US milk production

In today’s environment, the presence of mycotoxins is an inherent risk. Even at low levels, mycotoxins can cause many diseases and impose the greatest economic chronic losses in milk production. The chances are very high that multiple mycotoxigenic moulds including Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penecillium and related toxins creep into silos and are present in corn silage at harvest and after ensiling. As ruminants consume forages, by-product feeds and wet feeds, they are exposed to a broader range