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Potential adverse effects on animal health and performance caused by the addition of mineral adsorbents to feeds to reduce mycotoxin exposure
C. Elliott et al., Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
C. Elliott et al., Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
Abstract
The contamination of feed with mycotoxins is a continuing feed quality and safetyissue, leading to significant losses in livestock production and potential human health risks. Consequently, various methods have been developed to reduce the occurrence of mycotoxins in feed; however, feed supplementation with clay minerals or mineral adsorbents is the most prominent approach widely practiced by farmers and the feed industry.