Challenge - Mycotoxins

Mould growth in feed materials is a common problem and so mycotoxins can pose a serious risk to animals.
Mycotoxicosis can lead to high economic losses, due to losses in milk yield and fertility as well as increased susceptibility to secondary diseases.
Mycotoxins are usually co-occurring (Streit et al., 2013) and so the cumulative deleterious effects of their presence can be at lower levels than recommended EU limits.