The genus Fusarium produces a number of mycotoxins of diverse chemical structures.
Fusariotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by toxigenic fungi of the genus Fusarium …

Ruminant diets include cereals, protein feeds, their by-products as well as hay and grass,
grass/legume, whole-crop maize, small grain or sorghum silages. Furthermore, ruminants …

Ensiled forage, particularly corn silage, is an important component of dairy cow diets
worldwide. Forages can be contaminated with several mycotoxins in the field pre-harvest …

Disease outbreaks due to the consumption of contaminated food and feedstuff are a
recurring problem worldwide. The major factor contributing to contamination are …

Legumes are a good source of bioactive phenolic compounds which play significant roles in
many physiological as well as metabolic processes. Phenolic acids, flavonoids and …

Milk is considered a perfect natural food for humans and animals. However, aflatoxin B1
(AFB1) contaminating the feeds fed to lactating dairy cows can introduce aflatoxin M1 …

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin primarily produced by Fusarium fungi, occurring
predominantly in cereal grains. Following the request of the European Commission, the …

Fungal spoilage of stored grains may occur when activity of water (aw) in cereal grain
exceeds a critical limit enabling mould growth. Because it is not feasible to maintain all parts …

This paper presents a literature review of the occurrence of several mycotoxins in bovine
milk and dairy products, because it is the main type of milk produced and marketed …

The complex diet of ruminants, consisting of forages, concentrates, and preserved feeds,
can be a source of very diverse mycotoxins that contaminate individual feed components. A …