Cattle deaths linked to toxin-producing fungi
Courtesy of MU Extension. A fungus that produces a lethal toxin (and may have ties to the Salem witch trials), has cropped up in pastures in the U.S. corn belt. Ergot, which can be fatal to humans and...
View ArticleMycotoxins in focus: Deoxynivalenol
As summer moves toward fall, several states in the U.S. are reporting confirmed cases of a mycotoxin that affect grain commodities such as wheat. The majority of the deoxynivalenol (DON, or vomitoxin)...
View ArticleHow DON impacts pig gut functionality
Infecting numerous grains, deoxynivalenol (better known as DON) is a mycotoxin to which pigs are especially sensitive. DON can be found on wheat, corn, barley, rice and oat products, giving pigs...
View ArticleConcerns raised about mycotoxins in wheat east of Mississippi
Following a rainy season, the wheat harvest east of the Mississippi is behind schedule, meaning it is more subject to deoxynivalenol (DON) than usual, according to Max Hawkins, a nutritionist in...
View ArticleDON: How much is too much?
Based on this year’s weather conditions throughout parts of the U.S. and Canada, the threat of deoxynivalenol (commonly referred to as vomitoxin or DON) in wheat crop is a real issue farmers are...
View ArticleWet weather brings wheat harvest issues to forefront
Mother Nature has not been very kind to several areas of the U.S., where wheat farmers in particular are continuing to deal with Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by a fungus known as Fusarium...
View ArticleReport: U.S. winter wheat worst quality in 17 years
The quality of some of the first wheat harvested by U.S. farmers in 2015 is the worst in at least 17 years, according to one measure and following heavy rainfall across parts of the Midwest. A report...
View ArticleNeogen launches water-based line of mycotoxin tests
Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) has developed an improved, quick and easy new line of mycotoxin tests that uses water as the solvent in the extraction process. The new mycotoxin tests will all use a...
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