The Central Poultry Committee, during the National Meeting of Agricultural Bodies in Lebanon, warned of \u201cserious risks threatening the poultry sector, following the detection of corn feed entering Lebanon that contains high and multiple levels of mycotoxins, causing widespread damage to farms across various regions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The committee recorded \u201calarming regulatory gaps,\u201d noting that \u201cofficial tests are often limited to aflatoxin analysis only, while other dangerous mycotoxins are neglected, despite their globally documented effects on health and production.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regarding damages, the committee reported \u201cwidespread cases of diarrhea, dehydration, and bird mortality, severe immune suppression, and increased incidence of viral and bacterial diseases, in addition to reduced growth and weight in broiler chickens, lower egg production and hatchability rates in laying hens, as well as direct effects on the ovaries, digestive system, and liver\u2014resulting in economic losses extending throughout the entire production cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n
It called for \u201cexpanding laboratory testing to include all types of mycotoxins without exception, tightening oversight on corn vessels and imported feed, and preventing the entry of any shipment not accompanied by comprehensive and certified analysis results.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Central Poultry Committee, during the National Meeting of Agricultural Bodies in Lebanon, warned of \u201cserious risks threatening the poultry sector, following the detection of corn feed entering Lebanon that contains high and multiple levels of mycotoxins, causing widespread damage to farms across various regions.\u201d The committee recorded \u201calarming regulatory gaps,\u201d noting that \u201cofficial tests …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[1038,494,335],"class_list":["post-2228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-poultry-lebanon","tag-poultry-magazine","tag-poultry-middle-east"],"yoast_head":"\n