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Managing cattle feed contaminated with mycotoxins

Description

Mycotoxins are the metabolic by-products of fungi. They can cause serious health problems in cattle and other animals, including reduced weight gain, capillary fragility, reduced fertility, suppressed disease resistance and even death. Mycotoxins can interfere with many of the digestive enzymes, causing impaired growth and muscle formation, as well as damaging reproductive hormones resulting in impaired fertility and decreased milk production.

Updated

January 6, 2003

Tags
beef cattle cattle feed feed handling fungi livestock livestock feeding mycotoxins toxins

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Series Title

Agri-facts

Extent

2 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development (1992-2006)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Agriculture

Resource Dates

Date Created

2003-01-06

Date Added

2016-01-07T15:33:53.933475

Date Modified

2003-01-06

Date Issued

2003-01-06

Audience information

Identifiers

AGDEX number

420/57-1

NEOS catalogue key

2817926

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Email

duke@gov.ab.ca