Mycotoxin Contaminants in Feed: Current Status and What Should We Do?

Dear Colleagues,

Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by pathogenic fungi during crop development in fields or on harvested grains during storage. Key factors that play an important role in the propagation of fungi and production and accumulation of mycotoxins in food or feed crop include environmental conditions (humidity, temperature), crop and disease management practices, preceding crops, seed quality, storage conditions, etc. The allowable threshold limits set by regulatory authorities of various countries limit the occurrence of mycotoxins in food/feed chain supply and help to protect animal and human health. Current detection methods, proper crop and harvest management practices, and regular monitoring programs of feed material for mycotoxins help in the management of specific mycotoxin risks associated with different regions and different feeds. Researchers, farmers, feed industries, and regulatory agencies play an important role in ensuring the safety of animal feed.

This Special Issue aims to highlight the current status of mycotoxins in feed, recent advances in mycotoxin research in feed, and future objectives to manage mycotoxins in feed. Scientists and researchers from the fields of identification and detection of mycotoxins, toxicology of mycotoxins in animals, mitigation of mycotoxins in feed, application of binders for mycotoxin mitigation, and degradation of mycotoxins are invited to contribute their newest findings in the form of research or review articles.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Mycotoxins and their conjugates in feed;
• Identification of novel mycotoxins and their occurrence in feed;
• New methods for detection and quantification of single or multiple mycotoxins;
• Single or mixture toxicity in animals (additive or synergistic effects);
• Ideal storage conditions for feed management;
• Degradation or mitigation or control of mycotoxin in animal feed

Dr. Srinivas Sura
Guest Editor

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• mycotoxins
• secondary metabolites
• feed
• silage
• cereal grains
• mycotoxin analysis
• mycotoxin toxicology
• cattle