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Mycotoxins are a serious chemical hazard in the feed and grain industry. The best control measure to minimize mycotoxins is prevention of entry into the food system; however, other control methods must be used when contaminated grain enters the market place. New data reveals that grain cleaning reduces aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination in corn by 25%. As a result, grain cleaning is a viable option for grain handling operations to significantly minimize the mycotoxin contamination of grains. This reduction maximizes storage duration and safety to both humans and animals. This presentation includes a live demonstration of how to use a rotary-drum screen to pre-clean grain (corn), and exposes the results of efficacy recently revealed in a new research study by Kansas State University.
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports