The biological control of fungal toxins in the livestock and poultry indus-try

Today, fungal toxins or mycotoxins are a major problem in the food industry and food chain safety, which can contaminate a wide range of agricultural products, and thus they have negatively affect on health and production of livestock and poultry, and consequently human health, the economies of countries and even international trade. Since mycotoxin contamination cannot be completely prevented before or after harvest, it is important to know exactly how to remove mycotoxins during technological processes and feed clearance strategies. Today, the biological control of mycotoxins by microorganisms and other biological factors is becoming a valid approach to protect food products from contamination by these toxins, which increases the safety and quality of crops and animal feed, and ultimately reduces toxin concentration in animal products (milk, meat and eggs), and increase food chain security.