Mycotoxicosis
Mycotoxin |
Source
|
Toxic level |
Effect |
Aflatoxin |
Aspergillus
flavus Aspergillus
parasiticus |
>0.2 ppm |
Hepatitis. Reduced growth Reduced feed intake Immunosuppression |
Deoxynivalenol DON Vomitoxin |
Fusaria |
>5 ppm |
Reduced feed consumption |
Ergot |
Claviceps purpurea
|
>1000 ppm |
Reduced feed intake Agalactia Gangrene |
Fumonisins |
Fusarium
moniliforme Fusarium
proliferatum |
>25 ppm |
Liver dysfunction Pulmonary oedema |
Ochratoxin Citrinin |
Aspergillus
ochraceus Penicillium
viridicatum Penicillin
citrinum |
>0.2 ppm |
Renal lesions Immunosuppression |
Tichothecenes T-2 Toxin DAS |
Fusaria |
>3 ppm |
Decreased feed intake Immuosuppression |
Zearalenone |
Fusarium graminearum
|
>1 ppm |
Oestrogenic Pseudopregnancy Enlarged vulva weaners |
Plant toxins – there are numerous possibilities in poisonous plants |
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Gossypol |
Cottonseed |
>200 ppm |
Reduced feed intake |
1 ppm = 1 mg/kg 1 ppb = 0.001 mg/kg or 1 µg/kg
|
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Ergot |
Fusarium
on maize – Zearaleone 10 ppm |
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Feed
contaminated with cottonseed – gossypol |
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