Mycotoxin biomarkers: A tool for early detection

Mycotoxins can be odourless, tasteless and invisible in the feed. To confirm that animals ?are contaminated with the toxins, a new method has been developed, based on biomarkers which can detect mycotoxins and their metabolites in the liver. The absorption and metabolisation of myctoxins forms the basis and is further explained here. The main exposure route to mycotoxins is oral, by contaminated feed ingestion; however it can also be absorbed through skin and airway. Currently chronic mycotoxic