Clariant launches FIXAT™ Optimum: Minimizing the impact of mycotoxins on feed for healthier animals

●Mycotoxins can significantly affect animal weight gain and feed conversion

● FIXAT Optimum complies with regulation EC 1060/2013 1m558 and protects feed from mycotoxins, including the highly toxic aflatoxins

● The solution is cost-effective and helps extend the shelf life of the feed

Clariant has launched the latest solution to combat dangerous mycotoxins formed by moulds, which are present in up to 25% of global feed production
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FIXAT Optimum, presented by Clariant at the nutriFORUM conference in Spain, protects animals from such dangerous toxins, including the highly toxic aflatoxin
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Mycotoxins are formed by molds produced in feed grown and stored under harsh conditions
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Frequent droughts, floods and other natural disasters caused by climate change are expected to make today's situation even more severe
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The presence of mycotoxins in feed can lead to significant reductions in animal growth parameters such as weight gain and feed conversion ratio, as well as organ damage or reproductive problems, resulting in significant loss of animal production income
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Even more worrying is that mycotoxins can be brought into meat, eggs and dairy products, which can harm the human body
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FIXAT Optimum is a newly developed adsorbent composed of bentonite
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Bentonite is a precious clay mineral with strong swelling and adsorption
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It removes mycotoxins by immobilizing the mycotoxins in animal feed on the surface, electrostatically interacting with the polar groups of the mycotoxins molecules
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Guido Appl, Head of Clariant's EMEA Purification and Feed Business Unit, said: "This new solution allows the adsorption of mycotoxins in the gastrointestinal tract of animals
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Even under such harsh conditions, the Adsorbents also hold toxins firmly and expel them without causing damage
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We fully replicated the absorption and desorption conditions in the lab to test the performance of our products
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FIXAT Optimum is suitable for animals of all breeds, ages and classes, suitable for all kinds of feed, and complies with regulation EC 1060/2013 1m558
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This is a metabolism-friendly solution that leaves no residue of mycotoxins metabolites, effectively extending the shelf life of the feed and ensuring yield
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Mycotoxins cycle from feed to meat and dairy

Clariant's functional minerals team at nutriFORUM in Spain