Swine mycotoxicosis-causing fungi literature review

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Beatriz Reinert Péricas
Andressa Luz de Avila
Camila Elen Correia
Poliana Bagio
Kellen Catarine Haskel
Aline Cantú Germano
Keila Zaniboni Siqueira Batista

Abstract

Swineculture has great economic importance in Brazil, as it is the fourth largest producer of pork meat in the world. The country's subtropical climate favors the development of fungi and their mycotoxins in cereals used as supply and raw material for swine nutrition. Among the main mycotoxins that affect pigs are aflatoxins, ochratoxins and fusariotoxins, produced by fungi genera Aspergillus, Penicillium and Fusarium. Therefore, to define the etiological agents of mycotoxicosis in pigs, highlighting the morphological characteristics, favorable growth conditions and ways of preventing and controlling contamination of grains, a review was carried out on bibliographic bases such as Scielo, Pubmed and Portal CAPES. Identification and knowledge about these pathogenic fungi leads to better development of research aimed at prevention and control, reduction of economic losses and maintenance of animal health.


Keywords: Domestic Animals. Animal Diseases. Mycotoxicosis. Mycology.

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REINERT PÉRICAS, B.; LUZ DE AVILA, A.; ELEN CORREIA, C.; BAGIO, P.; CATARINE HASKEL, K.; CANTÚ GERMANO, A.; ZANIBONI SIQUEIRA BATISTA, K. Swine mycotoxicosis-causing fungi: literature review. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 19, n. 1, 30 Aug. 2021.
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PATOLOGIA VETERINÁRIA