DAIRY HERDS FACING ‘PERFECT STORM’ OF MYCOTOXIN RISK THIS WINTER
13 November 2015With the maize harvest delayed across much of the country this autumn, the threat from mycotoxins could be even higher than usual, warns Dr Derek McIlmoyle, AB Vista’s Technical Director for GB & Ireland. Combined with increased risk of sub-acute ruminal acidosis (SARA) from low dry matter, acidic grass silages and increased feeding of cheap cereals, it means that dairy herds could be facing a ‘perfect storm’ of mycotoxin risk this winter. “SARA significantly increases the threat posed by mycotoxins by reducing rumen microbes’ ability to deactivate certain mycotoxins
