Proactively working with your nutrition team by gathering knowledge and finding a strategy for prevention and management can prove to be positive for cow health and feed cost.
For detailed information, download the Mycotoxin Management for Dairy Feeds datasheet.
The most common mycotoxins:
- Aflatoxin
- Deoxynivalenol (also known as DON or vomitoxin)
- Zearalenone
- Fumonisin
Once you and your nutritionist understand the mold testing results, there are multiple modes of action.
- Limit feeding to higher risk ingredients to most vulnerable animals.
- Support for the immune system.
- Use an additive in formulation.
- Include organic acids in total mixed rations that inhibit yeast and mold.
- Prevention can be worth more than a cure.