dc.contributor.advisor | Ledoux, D. R. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Shannon, Tiffany Ann | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2015 Fall | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Feed is the most expensive aspect of livestock production, accounting for around 69% of total cost (Donohue and Cunningham, 2009). This high cost drives the incentive to offer a properly balanced diet, which supplies the ideal amount of nutrients to provide for optimal growth, at a decreased cost of production. The main ingredient used in feed, especially for monogastrics such as poultry and swine, is corn. There are few alternatives available to corn that provide a comparable energy to cost benefit. Since corn makes up the majority of a monogastric diet, there is concern in the poultry and swine industries about grain quality. A chief concern of producers is contamination by fungi and associated mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by organisms of the fungi kingdom, which are not directly essential for growth of the fungi. The term "mycotoxins" comes from "mykes" meaning fungi and "toxicon" meaning poison. There are over 200 species of molds that produce mycotoxins (Murugesan et al., 2015). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/48618 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations | eng |
dc.source | Submitted to MOspace by University of Missouri--Columbia Graduate Studies. | eng |
dc.title | Efficacy of adsorbents and antioxidants in reducing the effects of mycotoxins in broilers and pigs | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Animal sciences (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. | eng |