NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2022 81 now equips feed bins in more than 13 different countries. Nanolike's solution allows feed manufacturers such as MFS to monitor the entire feed inventory in a few clicks, to avoid urgent deliveries and to optimize their delivery tours while standing out from the competition. The main point is offering an innovative service that guarantees more time and safety to the end user: the farmer no longer needs to climb the bin. Mounted in less than 30 minutes and at ground level, the Nanolike sensor can be installed on all types of bins with legs without any special wiring or equipment required. It consists in a simple strain gauge that is screwed to one of the bin's legs in order to measure the micro-deformations that are exerted on it according to the remaining contents. Hence, there is no need to touch the integrity of the bin or to climb on it to monitor the feed stocks. Measurement problems related to dust or emptying of the inverted cone inside the bin are therefore excluded. Moreover, thanks to a strong A.I. cloud computing and Nanolike’s algorithms, the type of feed or its shape does not impact on the measurement or implies a recalibration of the sensors. Annual DSM Mycotoxin Survey points to high risk level Health, nutrition and bioscience expert DSM has unveiled its mycotoxin survey results of over 112,000 analyses conducted on more than 24,000 samples of animal feed ingredients collected from 75 countries in 2021. Overall, mycotoxin - related threats to animal protein production remain high compared to last year. Globally, the average risk level was 62% - meaning that nearly two-thirds of samples had at least one mycotoxin above recommended levels. On a regional basis, calculated risk levels ranged from a moderate 44% in whole of Europe to a high of 79% in Asia. MAIN REGIONAL TRENDS • North American corn (maize) shows slightly increased concentrations of deoxynivalenol and fumonisins while showing the same high prevalence as in 2020. • Deoxynivalenol levels are the main potential threat in the European cereal harvest; Western and Southern Europe are the most affected areas. The prevalence of T-2 toxin increased in Northern Europe as did the prevalence of aflatoxins in Southern Europe. • Asia Pacific faces a heightened risk of mycotoxins overall and aflatoxins remain a problem in this region. An increase in the abundance of Ochratoxin A and T-2 toxin has been observed. • In Latin America, fumonisins are still the most prevalent mycotoxin in corn. While we observed a slight decrease in concentration levels of fumonisins in South American corn, deoxynivalenol levels increased. • In Middle East and North Africa Fusarium mycotoxins are highly prevalent. Deoxynivalenol is a main concern in Sub-Saharan Africa. Royal DSM has released latest annual DSM Mycotoxin Survey results detailing the occurrence of fungal metabolite contaminants in feed crops and the potential risks to farm animals worldwide.
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