Vomitoxin and amino acid supplements in rat feed

In Finland grain has during some years contained considerable amounts of mycotoxins depending on the weather conditions, harvesting and preservation methods. The most common of these mycotoxins are Fusariumtoxins: zearalenone and trichotechenes. The trichotechene group is large, but only a few of the toxins are of practical interest in that they cause health disorders to farm animals. The most common toxin of the trichotechenes is deoksinivalenol or vomitoxin (DON), which causes, especially in pigs, vomiting and reduction in feed palatability.