Poultry diseases spurred by mycotoxins

Suppressed immune function by mycotoxins can eventually decrease resistance to infectious diseases in poultry. It can also have an effect on the efficacy of vaccinations. The rapidly expanding US ethanol industry is generating a growing supply of co-products, mostly in the form of dried distillers’ grain and solubles (DDGS). In the United States, 90% of the co-products of maize-based ethanol are fed to livestock. An unintended consequence is that animals are likely to be fed higher levels