Spent mushroom substrate: Degrading DON mycotoxin

In a recently published study, researchers found the extracts from spent mushroom substrate to inhibit the growth of Fusarium graminearum (the fungi that produce deoxynivalenol (DON) mycotoxin). Their findings describe how the extracts degrades DON in feed and in pig and poultry GIT, in a simulation set-up. DON is responsible for one of the most severe pollutions in feeds and ingredients. Among other fungi, DON is produced by the fungi Fusarium graminearum, and the grains most affected by this