调查突出显示全球霉菌毒素趋势

Mycotoxin-related threats to the health and performance of farm animals continue to pose a challenge to the industry, according to the recently released results from the2018 BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey.

“Climate change results in extreme weather conditions, making it one of the most influential factors contributing to variations in mycotoxin occurrence around the world," explains Alexandro Marchioro, Mycotoxin Risk Management Product Manager at BIOMIN.

在来自79个国家的18,424个成品饲料和原始商品样品中，有67％的样品中至少含有一种足够浓度的霉菌毒素，以对动物健康或性能构成风险。

“In light of these contamination levels, it is advisable to regularly test feed ingredients and adopt a robust mycotoxin risk management program,” stated Mr. Marchioro.

Main trends

• Average concentrations of fumonisins in corn (maize) are high (2596 parts per billion (ppb)) in 2018
• In North America, deoxynivalenol is the most prevalent mycotoxin, reaching 67% of the total samples
• There is significant prevalence of DON and T-2 mycotoxin in cereals in Europe

多种霉菌毒素的发生

A full 70% of samples contained two or more mycotoxins. Multiple mycotoxin contamination of feed presents additional problems, as certain combinations of mycotoxins are known to have synergistic effects that aggravate negative consequences for animals.

“In 2018 we detected a high prevalence of the so-called emerging mycotoxins. This is a hot topic in mycotoxin research at the moment. We need to get more insights on the impact of these substances on animal health, especially the synergistic effect with the commonly found and well known mycotoxins”, observed Mr. Marchioro.

Download the report here.

About the survey

The annual BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey constitutes the longest running and most comprehensive survey of its kind, using advanced analytic tools on around 20,000 samples taken from 79 countries worldwide. The survey results provide insights into the incidence of the six major mycotoxins in the chief agricultural commodities used for livestock feed. Over 81,936 analyses were conducted to identify the presence and potential risk posed to livestock animal production.