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Many poultry and livestock producers worldwide are making serious efforts to reduce or eliminate the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) in their farms. Going AGP-free is a complex process that includes adjustments in farm management, biosafety and feed formulation, among others. The ultimate target of these changes is to improve and maintain gut health, which is the basis of AGP replacement.
In their integrated approach to manage gut health, many producers forget to take in account the challenges by mycotoxins. The gastrointestinal tract is the first and main system affected by the toxicity of mycotoxins. When antibiotics are removed, the toxicity by mycotoxins becomes more important and can make antibiotic-free production difficult or impossible.
Whenever there is a disfunction of the local digestive immunity, it is easier for pathogenic microorganisms such as Clostridium perfringens to proliferate. On the other hand, the effectiveness of vaccines worsens.
In poultry and swine, there are four main groups of mycotoxins that impair the digestive immune system:
Gut health is key for overall performance of the animals and to replace antibiotic growth promoters. It can be impaired by several factors and one of these factors, often overlooked, is the presence of mycotoxins in the feed.
Whenever antibiotics are removed, the toxicity of mycotoxins becomes more apparent and their negative effects on the gastrointestinal tissues, the gut flora and the local digestive immunity lead to the failure of antibiotic-free programs.
Nowadays there is no technology which can fully prevent the mycotoxin contamination in feedstuffs. It is necessary to set up a HACCP program to control mycotoxin contamination and to perform regular mycotoxin determinations of feeds and raw materials. We at PlusVet Animal Health offer laboratory services that can help you.
The routine use of suitable mycotoxin binder, with ability to bind all kinds of mycotoxins, is key to keep gut health.
PlusBind© is a mixture of carefully selected silicates intended for the prevention of diseases and productivity losses related to the presence of all types of mycotoxins. It is indicated in poultry, pigs, aquaculture and ruminants.
The silicates present in PlusBind© have a highly expandable molecular structure. This characteristic gives the product a wide surface available for the adsorption of mycotoxins and therefore allows a high effectiveness at lower doses (0.5-1 kg per ton of feed).
PlusBind Bio© is a mixture of carefully selected silicates intended for the prevention of diseases and productivity losses related to the presence of all types of mycotoxins. It also contains plant extracts with prebiotic effect.
It is indicated in poultry, pigs and aquaculture.
The silicates present in PlusBind Bio© have a highly expandable molecular structure. This characteristic gives the product a wide surface available for the adsorption of mycotoxins and therefore allows a high effectiveness at lower doses (0.5-1 kg per ton of feed).
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