After receiving our Truffle Media update last week and seeing its latest PoultryCast podcast Food Borne Mycotoxins, The Threat to Poultry, we started thinking about the threats mycotoxins can pose to dairy farmers.
Moldy corn silage continues to be a concern for dairy farmers, thanks to a wetter than usual fall. Mycotoxins can seriously impact herd health and milk performance. This article from Progressive Forage Grower does a good job of breaking down the current situation and the potential risks associated with mycotoxins.
If you or your customers are struggling with mycotoxins, this tip (along with two others) from Dairy Herd Management can help you cope:
Put the rumen first: Incorporating buffers and mold inhibitors can help reduce the impact toxins have on the digestive system. Feed buffers to help improve rumen performance, maintain dry matter intake and stabilize acid production in the rumen. To keep the rumen functioning efficiently, feed rumen-fermentation enhancers to provide rumen bugs with the building blocks necessary for peak performance.
What have you seen relative to mycotoxins this year?
