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Mycotoxins in Feedstuffs

By Martin Weidenbörner (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
2012
ISBN
1461408024, 9781461408024
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4614-0803-1
LCC
2011938455
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1918524 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
270\295
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2013-07-25 18:48:17
Food Science; Plant Biochemistry; Agriculture

Description

Mycotoxins are substances produced from fungal secondary metabolic processes. They impair animal health, thereby causing great economic losses of livestock through disease. Livestock come into contact with mycotoxins through contaminated feedstuff. Feedstuff is any of the constituent nutrients of an animal ration. The plants used in feed, such as grains, oil seeds, nuts, and root crops, are susceptible to mycotoxin contamination. Mycotoxins in Feedstuffs lists (in the style of a dictionary) feeds which have been reported to have been contaminated with mycotoxins, including data on the degree of contamination, the concentration of the toxins, and the country of origin and/or detection of the contaminated feed. This second edition will feature: - More than 180 new publications concerning mycotoxins in feedstuffs. - A more efficient organization of the content, making the book easier to use in daily practice. - A single-chapter overview of mycotoxins in the corresponding feedstuffs.

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