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PoultryCast 0229 Show Notes:

• Dr. Bob Thaler, North Dakota State, discusses Mycotoxin issues from the 2009 crop which are causing concern as we feed out the remainder of that crop during the summer months. 

PoultryCast 0216 Show Notes:

• A conversation with Dr. Trevor Smith, University of Guelph, on his Mycotoxin presentation at the Midwest Poultry Federation Convention, Food Borne Mycotoxins; The Threat To Poultry.

Survey information just released shows new home sales at an ‘all-time’ low. With the slow down in both consumer and commercial building markets, the availability of our preferred pine shavings continues to tighten. Research on river-sand as an alternative where the product is available has yielded positive results in turkey poults. It seems once the birds reach a weight where heat loss is less of a problem, they’re able to thrive for a multitude of reasons.

PoultryCast 0202 Show Notes:

• Corn and poultry producers throughout the country share heightened concern about mold levels with this year's crop.  I talked with Dr. Andy Yersin, director of research and development for Kemin Agrifoods North America, about the mycotoxin issues we're dealing with this year.

PoultryCast 0194 Show Notes:

• Serious Gibberella mold mold on this year's crop puts producers in a harvest-time storage quandry.  What will you do when the 'strip test' is positive?