2010, Volume XIII, Issue 1SUMMARIES OF SYMPOSIA AND CONFERENCESMycotoxins 2009, a one-day conference on March 10, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand, presented a comprehensive overview of the risks of mycotoxin contamination to human and animal health. The conference’s panel of scientific and agribusiness experts addressed the key concerns of growers, storage facility operators, processors, nutritionists, legislators, and other major stakeholders in the pig, poultry, and dairy industries. The conference opened with an introduction to the complex topic
of mycotoxins and animal health by Dr. Trevor Smith, a leading
Canadian researcher on the role of Fusarium mycotoxins in livestock
diseases and impaired productivity. Talks During the afternoon sessions, Dr. Douglas Zaviezo discussed the Brazilian government’s groundbreaking development of scientific regulations for anti-mycotoxin feed additives. Four leading providers of mycotoxin control products concluded the program with sessions on reducing consumer and livestock mycotoxin exposure and the future of mycotoxin management. The
complete program can be downloaded from the following website: Videos and summaries of the major findings presented at the conference are available on the following website: |