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Kevin Vanneste Product Manager Agrimprove: “ Pathology offers an additional tool to evaluate the impact of mycotoxins on animal level. Not considering lesions caused by mycotoxins in differential diagnosis implies a risk for wrong diagnosis and decision making”.
mycotoxin binders) are really effective. If a product is able to power- fully adsorb mycotoxins, not only will productivity improve, but ani- mal producers will also see the difference in the slaughterhouse as the incidence of mycotoxin lesions will diminish.
How can you see if lesions are caused by mycotoxins? It’s important to have overall knowledge on pathology in order to differentiate between problems. Clinical experience can help in this alongside doing additional analyses in the lab. The method of slaughtering is also specific to the slaughterhouse, so it’s also im- portant to learn about local ways of working in order to consider any other factor that might be involved.
Are carcasses contaminated with mycotoxins removed from the production chain? This depends on the regulations in each country. For pigs, in most cases only the affected organs, such as greasy livers, cystic kid- neys, edematous lungs, reproductive tracts, etc. will be removed. The organs are removed because of their external appearance. For poultry, most government regulations do not stipulate the re- moval of carcasses showing lesions that are compatible with my- cotoxicosis. The main reason for this is that inspectors working in slaughterhouses are usually not familiar with lesions related to mycotoxins. That is why it is very important to show them what
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the lesions associated with mycotoxins look like and how to differentiate them from other possible causes.
Is there feedback from the slaughterhouses to farms or feedmills to communicate the results? At this moment there is no automatic monitoring or feedback sys- tem from slaughterhouses to farms to exchange results. As a first step we would like to make veterinarians and slaughterhouse managers aware of the possible effects of mycotoxins, and teach them how to recognize the lesions which can be caused by myco- toxins. The results obtained in the slaughterhouse are typically shared with the veterinarians responsible for the farm concerned. The vets write down suggestions, they become familiar with the lesions reported and they look for them whenever they carry out a post-mortem examination. Today, the easiest and cheapest way to provide information to the farms and feed mills is to share the results with the people working in the field (vets, nutritionists, etc.). Our Agrimprove specialists in mycotoxins and experts in pa- thology teach technical people in the feed and animal production industry worldwide how to look for and recognise lesions caused by mycotoxins. Once people start to look for lesions caused by mycotoxins and are able to differentiate between them, there is a tremendous change in how people look at mycotoxins. This change could represent a really effective solution for the industry.
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