Effects of feeding mycotoxin-contaminated diets and the use of a yeast cell wall extracts mycotoxin adsorbent on ruminal and fecal microbiota of finishing beef steers
Contamination of beef cattle diets with multiple mycotoxins altered ruminal and fecal microbial richness, diversity, and metabolic pathways, potentially reducing microbial growth and protein synthesis. YCWE mitigated several of these adverse effects, contributing to partial recovery of disrupted metabolic pathways. This study provides evidence that YCWE counteracts the antimicrobial effects of mycotoxins, offering a practical nutritional strategy to preserve rumen functionality.
Authors
- Anne Koontz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7922-9868)
- Mateus José Inácio de Abreu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0679-3497)
- Mailza Gonçalves de Souza
- J. E. Pettigrew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8233-8800)
- Luiz Fernando Costa e Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4107-0932)
- Vaughn Holder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0869-3668)
- L. Batista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5122-1119)
- Yury Tatiana Granja-Salcedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4783-999X)
- Igor Machado Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3389-7806)
- Flávio Dutra de Resende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6999-9981)
- Gustavo Rezende Siqueira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4135-7220)
Institutions
- Alltech (United States) (US)
- Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (BR)
- Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research - AGROSAVIA (CO)
- Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (DE)
- Núcleo de Pesquisas Aplicadas (Brazil) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1675653
- Primary Topic
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidade Estadual Paulista