The difference between Feed Mould inhibitor and Mycotoxin binders

In order to prevent and treat mold diseases, farmers often use a variety of products during the breeding process. But did you know that there are indeed many products for preventing mold, and there are different types of mold prevention products, including “mold inhibitors” for preventing mold and “Mycotoxin binders” for reducing mycotoxins.

What is a Mycotoxin binders?

Mycotoxins already exist in the raw materials. In order to avoid the harm of mycotoxins to animals, Mycotoxin binders are added to absorb and excrete mycotoxins.

What is a Feed Mould inhibitor?

The role of Feed Mould inhibitor is to prevent mildew in feed. Currently, Feed Mould inhibitor are mainly organic acids and their salts. How to distinguish Mycotoxin binders from Feed Mould inhibitor?

1. Differentiation in ingredients

The main ingredients of Feed Mould inhibitor are calcium propionate, propionic acid, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, acetic acid, etc. Feed Mould inhibitor are used to prevent mildew during the storage of feed or raw materials. They should generally be added by feed factories. It is meaningless for farmers to add them when preparing feed on the spot.

The main ingredients of Mycotoxin binders on the market are: activated carbon and some high polymers, zeolite powder, diatomaceous earth, kaolin, montmorillonite, aluminosilicate, glucomannan, mycotoxin specific enzymes, and aluminosilicates treated with mesoscopic loading.

2. Difference in mechanism of action

Mechanism of action of Feed Mould inhibitor: The mechanism of action of Feed Mould inhibitor in feed is mainly to destroy microbial cells and cell membranes or enzymes in cells in the form of unionized molecules, making the enzyme proteins of microorganisms inactive and unable to participate in catalysis, thereby inhibiting the proliferation of microorganisms and the production of toxins. In short, it prevents the metabolism and reproduction of mycotoxins.

The mechanism of action of high-end Mycotoxin binders: adsorb mycotoxins, etc., decompose with enzymes, and then remove them from the body.

When purchasing feed raw materials, it is not always guaranteed that there is no mold. Some mycotoxins are invisible to the naked eye. At this time, it is obviously meaningless to use mold inhibitors. At this time, it is particularly important to use Mycotoxin binders. In addition: Mycotoxin binders have the effects of mold prevention, mold removal, detoxification, diarrhea prevention, and diarrhea prevention.

Use a Mycotoxin binders and then control the moisture content in the feed, and there will generally be no problem.

The difference between the two is that high-end Mycotoxin binderscan replace mold inhibitors, but mold inhibitors cannot replace Mycotoxin binders。