OT: Mycotoxins and Horse Health Covered in Forum

[Guest guest]

I found this article to be very interesting for several reasons and

the location this forum took place. They called specialists together

for a special meeting to protect their high dollar horses, but yet

they don't seem to do too much of this for humans. The medication

they use " absorbants " has also been used for humans, including the

seaweed extract for mycotoxin poisoning.

One of the reasons for this meeting a couple of years ago they lost

many fouls in Kentucky and scientists came in from around the world

to try and determine a reason for the deaths of the newborns and

stillbirths. European scientists had first determined the unusual

early warm weather and then a frost, killed the budding blue grass

and seeds. That then caused them to die and form mold, of course the

horses ate this. Then some dingaling (scientist) claimed what had

caused these stillbirths was that caterpillar droppings were being

consumed by the horses. They used this reasoning (I believe) to

steer the public aware from the real reason, fungi/mycotoxins.

KC

Mycotoxins and Horse Health Covered in Forum

by: Press Release

December 01 2006 Article # 8315

TheHorse.com - Lexington,KY

http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=8315

The Fourth World Mycotoxin Forum was held in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov.

6-8. Scientists, regulatory authorities, and industry personnel from

over 30 countries met to review the current knowledge related to

mycotoxins and discuss strategies for the prevention and control of

mycotoxin contamination.

Dr. Newman discussed the sensitivity of horses to fumonisin,

also referred to as moldy corn poisoning. The consumption of

fumonisin can result in equine leukoencephalomalacia (ELEM), which

is typified by staggers, lameness, seizure, and death. Once clinical

signs appear, the majority of affected horses die.

To aid in the reduction of the threat of fumonisin, a new product

called Amadéite was introduced by the company Olmix. Research

information was presented that showed an adsorption of up to 60% of

the fumonisin toxin through in vitro trials. The product, which is

a combination of a binding clay and a type of seaweed extract, has

been developed with the use of nanotechnology by Dr. Hervé Demais

from Olmix. Dr. Demais states that " we are using the most innovative

science available today to protect the health of our animals. "

[Guest guest]

Interesting article on horses. I bet product

could be tried on people, binding clay sounds

like bentonite clay and seaweed of course can be

taken by people.