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Article: New findings reported from University of Missouri describe advances in dairy science.
- Article from:
- Agriculture Week
- Article date:
- August 20, 2009
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"An experiment was conducted to determine the efficacy of 3 adsorbents, Solis (SO; Novus International Inc.), NovasilPlus (NOV; Engelhard Corp.), and MTB-100 (MTB; Alltech), in reducing aflatoxin (AF) M-1 concentrations in milk of dairy cows fed an AF-contaminated diet. Twelve early to mid lactation dairy cows averaging 163 d in milk were used in a 4 x 4 Latin square design with 3 replications," investigators in the United States report.
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