Mycotoxins in conserved forage
1991
Oldenburg, E. (Federal Research Center of Agriculture, Braunschweig (Germany). Inst. of Grassland and Forage Research)
Spoilage of food and feed caused by filamentous fungi involves nutrient and energy losses and the risk of contamination with mycotoxins. Forages containing mycotoxins may not only impair the health of domestic animals thus inducing economic losses but also of humans through carryover in the food chain. Since detoxificaton processes of contaminated products are scarcely available, efforts have to be aimed at prevention of fungal growth, which is the basis of toxin formation. To develop strategies for restriction of fungi and toxin contamination, a profound knowledge of risk factors in plant production and conservation is required.
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