Are mycotoxin adsorbents really a scam?

Everyone is discussing the efficacy of mycotoxin adsorbents. There are different opinions and it is very exciting to watch! Share some experiences. 1. Raw material issues: Since 2001, the quality of corn in my country has become increasingly serious due to moisture and mold pollution. The main problem is environmental pollution. Therefore, the method of purchasing high-quality corn raw materials to avoid mycotoxins is not feasible. The general environment determines that the corn raw material itself contains mycotoxins, which is just a minor contamination. 2. Causes of mycotoxins: Mycotoxins will only show poisoning symptoms when they accumulate to a certain extent in the body of animals. During this process, some people misunderstood that the effect of mycotoxin adsorbents is very obvious, so the effect was deliberately exaggerated by the merchants. In fact, this is not the case. . 3. Bidirectional adsorption of mycotoxin adsorbents exists, that is, it adsorbs nutrients and toxins. However, specific treatment can be carried out during the processing of mycotoxin adsorbents to guide the adsorbent to reduce the adsorption of vitamins. 4. Mycotoxin adsorbents with different mechanisms of action adsorb relatively few types of toxins. Physical adsorption (pore adsorption) is more effective for aflatoxin, but has poor adsorption effect on other toxins. The charge of material molecules is used to attract toxin molecules to T -2 and F-2 toxins are more effective and have adsorption effects on some synthetic antibiotics, but are ineffective against aflatoxins. However, adsorbents that use biological activity to degrade toxins only work in biochemical reactions in the body. They have no effect when added to feed, and are easily affected by the function of the animal's digestive organs. The above four points are my humble opinions after using different toxin adsorbents. Everyone is welcome to give me advice. Adding different types of mycotoxin adsorbents in different places can have a certain improvement effect, but it is difficult to cut off toxin intrusion. I hope everyone will carefully choose the appropriate type of toxin adsorbent according to different seasons and different situations. Feed mills still recommend the use of antifungal agents, because since mycotoxins cannot be avoided, it is more practical to avoid the continued formation of mold and control toxins at low levels.