Lourdes de las Heras Alegret - 25/08/2016

Mycotoxins, Poultry Farming

One of the major problems in farms around the world are mycotoxicoses; diseases caused by mycotoxins (toxic substances produced by different types of fungi, including Fusarium, Aspergillus and Penicillium that grow on plants, hay, silos, grain and...

MV. Júlia Pié Orpí - 23/08/2016

Dissemination, Mycotoxins, Swine

Nowadays, food and feed safety is an issue of major importance all around the world. This has led to an increasing interest in controlling contaminants in feed, such as fungal toxins (mycotoxins) and on elucidating the direct implications of this...

Dra. Alba Vidal - 18/08/2016

Dissemination, Feeding, Mycotoxins

Due to the elimination of various pet food products in the market last year, the debate on the possible risk of mycotoxins in pet foods has increased.

Edgar Sanchez Pujals - 16/08/2016

Mycotoxins

Some surveys published in the first half of 2015 show that in Latin America between 90 and 99% of balanced foods are contaminated by mycotoxins. There is an average of 75% that contains between two and seven mycotoxins.

MV. Júlia Pié Orpí - 4/08/2016

Pathology, Swine

There are different species of coccidia capable of affecting pigs belonging genera Eimeria and Isospora. These parasites most severely affect piglets in early ages, but can also infest animals of other ages. To mitigate the effects of this...

Edgar Sanchez Pujals - 28/07/2016

Digestives, Immunostimulants, Pharmacology, Pronutrients

The indiscriminate use of chemical compounds for the control of coccidiosis has developed resistance to certain drugs e.g. Eimeria. Resistance is usually one of the failures in parasite control. The ability of a parasite strain to survive despite...