ELITOX® POWER-MYCOTOXINS ELIMINATOR ELITOX Our Power-Mycotoxin Eliminator combines different strategies to eliminate the maximum number of mycotoxins in animal feed. POWER-PROTEXION® range offers highly cost-effective and sustainable protection for your animals and added value for your business. Our feed ingredients combine high quality antioxidants, mould inhibitors, mycotoxin eliminators, Salmonella inhibitors, acidifiers, enzymes, prebiotics and butyrates into innovative feed products that safeguard food safety and boost profitability. Our commitment Elitox® combines in one single product different strategies to eliminate the maximum number of mycotoxins Elitox® is active in the gut, where the toxins cause a problem Elitox® provides the animal with extra stabilized Vitamin C to prevent the symptoms associated with mycotoxin toxicity Elitox® safeguards animal’s performance during mycotoxicosis and ensures optimum technical and financial results Elitox® is designed, manufactured and authorized in the EU Why Elitox® All stakeholders engaged in the feed and food chain have since long been aware that mycotoxins need to be eliminated as they pose a substantial health hazard. Thereby one clear and common goal springs to mind: healthy, thriving animals. Mycotoxins are spread all over the world, and affect 25% of world’s grain production (FAO data). Moreover, most mycotoxins are very stable and resist to different storage and processing conditions. It can also be used as a preventive measure to counteract mycotoxicosis.   All about Mycotoxins Mycotoxins are naturally occurring toxic metabolites produced by fungi. These fungi grow on raw materials (plants, grains) in the field or during storage of raw materials and feed. Mycotoxin production is mainly related to climatic conditions such as temperature and humidity. Mycotoxins are very stable and resistant to different storage and processing conditions. It is difficult to analyse mycotoxins. They are not visible and have no odor. Moreover, they are found in very small amounts, parts per million (ppm) or even parts per billion (ppb) The use of certain by-products and alternative feed ingredients (such as DDGS) can even increase the risk of mycotoxin contamination. Once present, these toxic metabolites resist severe processing conditions. Consequently ingestion of contaminated material may affect animal health and cause mycotoxicosis, inducing productivity losses as well as animal health impairment. The toxicity of mycotoxins varies according to the dose, duration of exposure, animal species, age, health status, environmental and handling factors. The main mycotoxins of concern in animal production are Aflatoxins, Trichothecenes (Deoxynivalenol, T-2 toxin), Zearalenone, Ochratoxin A and Fumonisins. In silages, apart from the commonly known mycotoxins, also specific types of mycotoxins may be present, like Roquefortine and Mycophenolic acid. In pastures, less known mycotoxins such as Lolitrem B and Ergovaline may endanger ruminants.