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Mycotoxin ReportJanuary - April 2020

Welcome

For many years Agrarian Solutions® has been a leader in the distribution of information pertaining to environmental challenges present in livestock feed. We are now very pleased to offer you precise data that can provide even greater insight to guide your decisions and improve the health and performance of your livestock. Activation Laboratories, a global leader in analytical lab services, is providing us with independent and state of the art results. In the pages ahead, you will find extremely helpful information to assist in discerning the best course of action to optimize your animals’ performance. The following report has an almost total dairy feeds focus.

Mark LantzVice President OperationsAgrarian Solutions®

Actlabs41 Bittern Street, Ancaster, ON, L9G 4V5

actlabs.com

Letter from Vice President of Operations, Mark Lantz………………………………………………………………………………….PG 2

Letter from John Doerr, Ph.D, PAS, Dpl, ACAP.......………………………………………………………………………………………….PG 3

2020 State Averages - January - April………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..PG 4

2020 State Averages - January - April Map………………………………………………………………………………………………………….PG 5

Guide for Mycotoxins in Dairy…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..PG 6

Our Team | Agrarian Advanatage…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….PG 7

Index

Letter From Our Vice President of Operations

Actlabs, in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, is our partner in providing technologically advanced mycotoxin analyses. Actlabs is a global enterprise certified under ISO 9001 and 9002 specifications. They are credentialed under various Canadian agencies and are FDA approved. Analyses are done with high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectroscopy (LC-MS/MS). And no result is released until a trained technician carefully reviews each chromatogram for various parameters. This method gives excellent sensitivity and accuracy and permits determination of chemically related toxins within the sample. In each sample, 17 mycotoxins are analyzed and reports are optimized for best use by the client, including estimates of the degree of severity of the concentration(s) found.

Mycotoxin Highlights From the Beginning of 2020Not long ago, Agrarian Solutions published its inaugural US mycotoxin report. That report covered all of 2019 plus an additional emphasis on 4th quarter 2019. Today we are pleased to continue our plan to release three reports each year. Today’s report features the first four months of 2020. And, once again, I’ll ask that if you like these reports but have any suggestions, please get in touch! Also, unlike other published reports, our report on analyses is limited to the US dairy industry. We hope that you will find this approach beneficial in assessing your farms’ potential for mycotoxin issues.

The tables and graphs should be quite self-explanatory, but I’d like to mention just a few items for your consideration. During this period we analyzed 501 submitted samples, which puts us right on track for the typical year (~1,500) and is consistent with the fact that increasing numbers of farms are now using the silage they put up last fall.

On average, the first four months were typical so far as DON is concerned, going from a low of 788 to a high of 2029 in samples testing positive (91% of all submitted samples contained DON) for this toxin. Those averages don’t seem much out of ‘normal’ range. But looking closely at the data, many stood out from the crowd. For example, a TMR from Iowa tested at 5,490 ppb in early March. Another March sample (HMC) was 7,720 in PA. More worrisome were earlier samples: January 27th silage from Wisconsin came in at 5,780 and an HMC from PA showed 11,100ppb on February 6. The most salient item, however, was that only 9% of samples tested negative during the period.

And I always like to look for aflatoxin. A ‘worst’ case: Corn from NC showed 92 ppb plus over 25,000 ppb fumonisin. A good reason never to be dissuaded from using a broad spectrum toxin control (Select DTX!) in the ration in spite of current economics!

Enjoy the report and keep us posted on your thoughts for future editions.

John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAPVice President, Science and Technology Agrarian Solutions®

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State Ochratoxin A ZearalenoneCombined AFL Average

Combined DON Average

Combined FUM Average

Combined T2 Average

No. of Samples

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State Averages

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756

543

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START DATE January 1, 2020 | END DATE April 30, 2020 NO. OF SAMPLES 501

nd = none detected= low= medium= high

JANUARY - APRIL 2020

Ochratoxin A Zearalenone

Combined AFL Average Combined DON Average

Combined FUM Average Combined T2 Average

PPB (Parts per billion)

nd <10


<10 10-29 30+nd


<500 501-1499 1500+nd


<300 300-999 1000+nd


<75 75-199 200+nd


<100 100-299 300+nd

State Averages JANUARY - APRIL 2020

Revised 01/2019

APPROXIMATE RANGE FOR POTENTIAL REACTION

MYCOTOXINS LOW MEDIUM HIGH

DON (vomitoxin) < 300 ppb 300-1,000 ppb > 1,000 ppb

Zearalenone < 100 ppb 100-300 ppb > 300 ppb

Aflatoxin < 10 ppb 10-30 ppb > 30 ppb

T-2 toxin < 75 ppb 75-150 ppb > 150 ppb

Fumonisin < 600 ppb 600-1,500 ppb > 1,500 ppb

Guide for Mycotoxins in Dairy

DON (vomitoxin)Reduced feed intake / feed refusal

Reduced milk production; reduced milk fat

Poor reproductive performances

Elevated SCC

Impaired immune function

Loose, inconsistent manure

AflatoxinLiver damage; altered protein synthesis

Decreased appetite/off feed

Lower milk protein


Increased disease rates

Highly interactive

Rough hair coat

ZearalenoneHyper-estrogenism

Poor reproductive performance• Short cycle heats

• Cystic cows; follicular cysts

• Twinning cows; multiple ovulations

• Vaginitis

• Enlarged mammary glands in virgin heifers

QUALIFIERS

• Multiple mycotoxins will compound potential effects.• Toxic effect may be increased by body condition, health challenges, or stress.• Mycotoxins are not uniformly distributed in feedstuffs.• Small samples yield high test errors and underestimate mycotoxin contamination rate.• Low-level test results may still be cause for pro-active response.

REPRESENTATIVE SYMPTOMS

T-2 toxinReduced feed intake

Intestinal hemorrhages

Frequent defecation

Bloody diarrhea

Absence of estrous


Increased disease rates

FumonisinReduced feed intake

Reduced milk production

GI tract ulceration


The Agrarian AdvantageAre You Making the Right Choice?

Unique TechnologyThe Agrarian proprietary technology works within the intestinal cell wall to improve immune function, reduce the burden of pathogens, and combat feed-borne toxins that effect the performance and health of the animal.

State-Of-The-Art Testing ProgramAgrarian Solutions is committed to offering mycotoxin testing at no charge as a service. Mycotoxins can wreak havoc on the dairy. We believe mycotoxin testing should be implemented on every dairy. Ask your local Agrarian Solutions representative how to take advantage of this special offer.

Professional Product Support SystemAgrarian Solutions has a team ready to serve you. Our Agrarian Representatives are equipped to help provide outstanding product support. Whatever questions you may have we are here to help. Passion, Integrity, and Industry Expertise are all a part of what you will get from your local Agrarian Representative.

Customer’s Economic AdvantagesIf your dairy is experiencing any environmental challenges it can have a huge impact on the overall herd health as well as the farms bottom line. Having sick cows, reproduction problems, and even death will ultimately place a big strain on the farm’s bottom line. Our products will help prevent many of these common issues from happening, helping drive the dairies profits.

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The Agrarian Solutions Team

Front Row (left to right): John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP - Vice President, Science & Technology and Ruth Carlson - Office ManagerBack Row (left to right): Dan Hoying - Regional Sales Manager Midwest Region, Chad Christensen - Regional Sales Manager Midwest Plains Region,Rob Hamaker - Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Mark Lantz - Vice President Operations, Greg Muchmore - Regional Sales Representative Eastern Region, Nic Bradley - Director of Operations

801-7 West Wayne St. Middlebury, IN 46540(574) 825-1224 • agrariansolutions.com

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