Mycotoxins: Risk is greater than ever before

Even low levels of mycotoxins in animal diets can have a significant impact on livestock production, such as impaired gut health. This is stated by several mycotoxin experts. “Research has implicated physiological and immunological effects at lower and more common levels of contamination that ultimately affects gastrointestinal tract functionality,” according to Prof Todd Applegate of the University of Georgia. “These effects range from aflatoxins impacting endogenous nutrient loss from t