Spore exposure arising from stored hay, grain and straw

Stored Grain - Mycotoxins

Mycotoxins are toxic fungal metabolites that cause intoxication when consumed by animals, including humans. Fungi that produce mycotoxins are called toxigenic fungi. The toxigenic fungi do not produce mycotoxins after they have been ingested by animals and humans. Toxigenic fungi grow in corn, cereals, soybeans, sorghum, peanuts, silage and other food, feed crops or hay in the field, and in gra...

Relative palatability to sheep of straw, hay and dried grass.

I . In the first of two experiments four sheep were fed on dried grass and oat straw in the following combinations: ( I ) straw eaten to appetite and an equal quantity given via a rumen fistula, (2) straw eaten and grass by fistula, (3) grass eaten and straw by fistula, (4) grass eaten and grass by fistula. Mean daily dry-matter intakes (g/kg metabolic live weight, W0,75) for the four treatment...

determining nutritive value of alfalfa hay and wheat straw from east azerbaijan province

this study was conducted to determine nutritive value of common animal feed sources in east azerbaijan province including second cutting of alfalfa hay ( n=35) and wheat straw (n=26). chemical composition and mineral contents of alfalfa hay and wheat straw were determined according to standard methods. then the average chemical compositions of these samples were compared with those of the gilan...

Stored-grain Insect Areawide Pest Management

Integration of first and second generation biofuels: fermentative hydrogen production from wheat grain and straw.

Integrating of lignocellulose-based and starch-rich biomass-based hydrogen production was investigated by mixing wheat straw hydrolysate with a wheat grain hydrolysate for improved fermentation. Enzymatic pretreatment and hydrolysis of wheat grains led to a hydrolysate with a sugar concentration of 93.4 g/L, while dilute-acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat straw led to a hydroly...