Mycotoxins are stable metabolites produced by fungi that can contaminate a wide variety of crops. Mycotoxins are a global safety concern due to their adverse effects on human and animal health. They lead to important decreases in performance (growth, feed efficiency or reproduction issues) and consequently losses of revenue for farmers.
Toxin binders or mycotoxin binders as feed additives are able to bind harmful substances, mostly mycotoxins or endotoxins (lipopolysaccharides), within animals’ gastrointestinal tracts. This is a common method nutritionists and producers use as a prevention strategy when mycotoxins have been detected in feed or feed ingredients.