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Binders based on silicates are widely used in poultry farming nowadays. In recent years, silicate-based products have evolved from focusing solely on the binding of aflatoxins to become complex materials with high binding capacities for all mycotoxins. The latest generation of silicates shows binding rates for difficult-to-bind mycotoxins equal or better than products based on yeast cell wall (i.e. zearalenone ≥83%, DON ≥75%, ochratoxin A ≥72%).
Beyond adsorbing mycotoxins, silicates with high ion exchange capacity have other advantages in layers and breeders feed:
To sum up, when choosing a mycotoxin binder for layers/breeders feed, it is very important to take into account its ability to bind aflatoxins, trichothecenes (especially T2/HT2 toxins) and ochratoxin A.
If it is a silicate, we know now that it can bring additional benefits to our farm, and therefore it is necessary to choose one product with high ion exchange capacity in order to enhance the utilization of dietary calcium and bind toxics like ammonia.
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