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Mycotoxin Control in Animal Feed

Edited by: Prof. Lv-Hui Sun

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi that widely occur in various agricultural products. Currently, over 500 mycotoxins have been identified. Generally, aflatoxin B1, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, ochratoxin A and fumonisin B1 are the main mycotoxins that contaminate animal feed. These mycotoxins can seriously endanger the health and performance of livestock and poultry, and the quality and safety of their products. Understanding the toxicity, developing accurate and practical analytical technologies, as well as developing decontamination strategies for mycotoxins will enhance our ability to control mycotoxins in animal feed. Therefore, this special issue is devoted to collect reviews that focus on the recent advances in the related research fields.

This series was published in Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology.

  1. Cholesterol is an essential component of lipid rafts in cell plasma membrane, which exerts a hepatoprotective role against mycotoxin exposure in pigs, and cholesterol metabolism is vulnerable to epigenetic his...

    Authors: Qiufang Zong, Huan Qu, Yahui Zhao, Haoyu Liu, Shenglong Wu, Shuai Wang, Wenbin Bao and Demin Cai
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2022 13:133
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  2. Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi that are commonly detected as natural contaminants in agricultural commodities worldwide. Mycotoxin exposure can lead to mycotoxicosis i...

    Authors: Ran Xu, Elijah G. Kiarie, Alexandros Yiannikouris, Lvhui Sun and Niel A. Karrow
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2022 13:69
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  4. Zearalenone (ZEA) is a resorcylic acid lactone derivative derived from various Fusarium species that are widely found in food and feeds. The molecular structure of ZEA resembles that of the mammalian hormone 17β-...

    Authors: Jianchuan Zhou, Lihong Zhao, Shimeng Huang, Qingxiu Liu, Xiang Ao, Yuanpei Lei, Cheng Ji and Qiugang Ma
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2022 13:36
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  5. Mycotoxins can cause body poisoning and induce carcinogenesis, often with a high mortality rate. Therefore, it is of great significance to seek new targets that indicate mycotoxin activity and to diagnose and ...

    Authors: Jia Chen, Shuhua Yang, Peng Li, Aibo Wu, Eugenie Nepovimova, Miao Long, Wenda Wu and Kamil Kuca
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2022 13:37
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  6. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of different species of fungi. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone (ZEN) and fumonisin B1 (FB1) are the main mycotoxins contaminating animal feedstuffs. The...

    Authors: Meng Liu, Ling Zhao, Guoxin Gong, Lei Zhang, Lei Shi, Jiefan Dai, Yanming Han, Yuanyuan Wu, Mahmoud Mohamed Khalil and Lvhui Sun
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2022 13:19
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  7. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungus. Many mycotoxin species are highly toxic and are frequently found in cereals and feedstuffs. So, powerful detection methods are vital and effective ways ...

    Authors: Runxian Li, Yang Wen, Fenglai Wang and Pingli He
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2021 12:108
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