Your birds are (myco)guarded through concentrates
At De Heus, we understand that achieving optimal performance depends on high-quality feed and effective management. Mycotoxins, if not properly addressed, can significantly impact your farm's productivity. Therefore, we regularly analyze raw materials in our laboratories in Kampala and the Netherlands. Our findings reveal that aflatoxins are particularly prevalent in many samples of maize bran and maize. Aflatoxins are mycotoxins, which can damage the health and performance of your animals, impacting your farm's financial performance. To prevent the negative effects of mycotoxins we added a mycotoxin binder, called MycoGuard Focus, to de-activate these harmful aflatoxins.
Mix your concentrate as you are used to!
To maintain the high performance of your animals, De Heus has incorporated MycoGuard Focus into our feed formulation. Simply follow the usual mixing instructions, and let MycoGuard Focus take effect. Koudijs MycoGuard Focus is made from a carefully selected and thoroughly tested blend of bentonite clays, which provide rapid and strong adsorption of aflatoxins, ensuring they are deactivated and unable to harm your animals.
- If you use the KLC20, KLC10 or the KBC35 your birds are (myco)guarded through the concentrate
- If you use the KLC5 we have MycoGuard available. Ask for it at your shop! MycoGuard Focus is selected to be the most effective to deactivate the mycotoxins that are most present in Uganda
What can you do to further limit the risks?
While De Heus's concentrates will help deactivate aflatoxins, you can further reduce risks by taking preventive measures. Aflatoxins often develop in raw materials that are not stored properly.
Therefore it is important to store your raw materials in a place that is dry, cool and well ventilated:
- Store on pallets
- Keep space between stacks and walls
Other actions you can take
- De Heus can support you to test your raw materials on various mycotoxins and advise you on the appropriate use
- Sieve/ clean raw materials before usage
- Monitor animal performance and check for possible symptoms of mycotoxin contamination, for example a black tongue in layers
- Check the dry matter content of the purchased raw materials and aim for a dry matter content above 88%. (>88% DM is considered mold-safe)
Where to buy our concentrates?
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