Dry cows are especially susceptible to mycotoxin load, and will often calve prematurely if exposed to damaging levels of mycotoxins.

Managing mycotoxins reduces livestock risk

Dairy cattle usually are affected by multiple mycotoxins when levels reach a damaging threshold in feed

Mycotoxins create havoc on livestock farms, and the concern mostly comes from Gibberella ear rot in corn and corresponding levels of deoxynivalenol (DON). However, there’s a whole realm of mycotoxins […] Read more







“I got rid of most of it basically at harvest. I didn’t really store any.” – Maurice Chauvin.

Where did all the DON corn go?

Most infected corn in Ontario has now been flushed to markets in ethanol and around the world, mostly at discounted prices

Last year’s deoxynivalenol (DON)-infected corn crop has been successfully sold and shipped — albeit at discounted returns for farmers. The specific destinations of that corn, discounts endured by producers and […] Read more

The lengthier and heavier the mycotoxin exposure, the more toxic the feed.

The DON year and dairy feed

Dairy farmers have had to manage higher mycotoxin levels in feed after last harvest. Here’s how they did it

Dairy farmers faced challenges dealing with mould in corn in 2018, as crop farmers dealt with the widespread DON outbreak. Dairy animals can manage mould levels in small doses but […] Read more