Mycotoxin risks for corn silage

If dairy producers thought their corn silage quality was top notch when they packed it away after the 2015 harvest, they may want to check again. Type A Trichothecene mycotoxins are on the rise. This is according to data from the Alltech 37+ mycotoxin analysis, which tested 239 total corn silage samples from Sept 1, 2015 to March 8, 2016. According to Dr Max Hawkins, Alltech Mycotoxin Management team nutritionist, Type A Trichothecenes, predominantly known as the T-2 group, have shown an increa