Fighting the inodorous, invisible killer

Pigs are highly sensitive to Mycotoxins and economic losses are consequently very important. Even if diagnosis is difficult, preventive solutions do exist to avoid mycotoxicosis. Using modified clay is one of these solutions. By Erwan Le Bras, Olmix field engineer, France   Mycotoxins are a group of various secondary metabolites produced by fungi that occur in raw materials worldwide. Contamination is often unavoidable due to certain environmental conditions (such as humidity, heat, insect