Fumonisins (FUM)

Fungal sources

• Fusarium proliferatum
• Fusarium verticillioides (moniliform)

Affected commodities

Corn (maize), wheat, barley, rice, rye, oats, walnut, tomato, sorghum, millet.

Fumonisin B1 (FB1)

Effects on animals

Hepatopathies, tumours, pulmonary oedema.

No deterioration of fumonisins in the rumen, poor assimilation of feed.

Peak mortality, paralysis, poor growth.

Fumonisin B2 (FB2)