World Mycotoxin Forum 2025

In-Person Event

07/04/2025 - 09/04/2025

Salzburg, Austria

Join us in Salzburg, Austria, from 7-9 April, for the World Mycotoxin Forum. As a Gold sponsor of the event, we are looking forward to many meaningful activities, such as oral presentations, poster presentations and our main event: the Young Scientist Forum.

This year, the event is themed "Building a resilient food system in the digital decade – challenges for mycotoxin research and management". We are anticipatig fruitful discussions, networking opportunities, and knowledge sharing on effective mycotoxin risk mitigation in the feed and food industry.

Differential diagnosis as an on-farm tool

Dr. Swamy Haladi, global technical commercial manager with Trouw Nutrition, will discuss how conducting differential diagnosis may help detect on-farm mycotoxin pressures that can lead to a dip in animal performance. His presentation, “Differential Diagnosis of Mycotoxicosis is Key for Effective Risk Management” will consider how the presence and concentration of mycotoxins can trigger problems that may be difficult to observe, but costly to a producer’s businesses. Dr. Haladi will discuss how producers can work with veterinarians, nutritionists and farm managers to conduct differential diagnosis and identify causative factors, helping in a timely mitigation response and potentially reducing economic losses.

Global and regional analyses

A continuation of our Global Mycotoxin Review, we will present four posters that display the global contamination and concentration of different mycotoxins, while also diving into regional mycotoxin challenges in the imported feed ingredients in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. While mycotoxin presence fluctuates by year and location, historic trends can suggest contamination patterns and the influence of climate change on feed ingredients. Tracking and analyzing this information can provide a valuable foundation for predicting and managing mycotoxin risk in feeds.

Addressing mycotoxin contamination in livestock feed

We will showcase five posters on new research exploring how mycotoxins in sow, piglet, layer and Tilapia feeds can affect performance, and how species respond to different mitigation tools. Findings from studies indicate that mitigation tools deploying multiple modes of action may be more effective than traditional, single mode of action interventions. Research also shows that accurate dosing also plays a role in ensuring that a desired response is achieved when using mitigation tools.

Young Scientist Forum

Emerging mycotoxins: Diagnosis, toxicity and management

We are excited to host the third edition of this lively gathering. We eagerly anticipate the insights and inspiration from young researchers, scientists, and students as they tackle both new and ongoing mycotoxin challenges worldwide. We look forward to creating connections between new and seasoned professionals and learning from one another.

This year, the interactive platform will host a lively discussion around the topic of emerging mycotoxins. We have been hearing about these mycotoxins for a decade, but have we been able to understand their toxicity in animals, develop easy means of their analysis and innovate technologies to manage them? We are eager to discover opinions, new ideas, and even challenges around these topics.

While enjoying some drinks and snacks, this informal discussion aims to ignite the young minds around the topic and hopefully draw some conclusions and action points.

The Young Scientist Forum will take place on Tuesday 8 April from 16:45 – 17:45 h. We warmly invite everyone, whether young in age or young at heart, to join our informal discussions.

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