Counteracting zearalenone contamination in pig feeds

Are mycotoxins really present in animal feeds? Are swine affected by them? To keep it short and simple: Yes! Mycotoxins indeed exist in cereals harvested worldwide and pigs are generally known to be the most sensitive species to mycotoxins, especially zearalenone. The first notion to understand when we are talking about zearalenone (ZEA) in swine is that this animal species is the most sensitive to it due to its low glucuronidation capacity. In other words, their metabolism of xenobiotic (forei