Once treatment protocols are established, appropriate action can be taken immediately. The big advantage of a fresh cow marking program is farm personnel can identify immediately the health status of a fresh cow at a glance. Also, dairy producers will feel more comfortable to leave the herd in someone else s hands if a fresh cow protocol is developed for others to follow in your absence. There is a flowchart associated with this article. I have Mycotoxins in My Corn Silage.
Dilution is the solution.
At the same time, many nutritionists recommend adding a binding agent. Aluminosilicates do a good job in binding aflatoxins, which generally are not a problem in Wisconsin unless the summer is very hot. Hoffman says, We do not know if aluminosilicates will bind to anything else. However, knowing that binding is a chemical-specific reaction, it is thought by many researchers to be unlikely. We do not know if sodium bentonite will bind any other mycotoxins.