Mycotoxins in Aquaculture

With the current trend for the replacement of the fishmeal content of aquaculture feeds, the issue of antinutrients contained in plant-based materials is of growing concern in aquaculture production. Mycotoxins are known antinutrients; however, their role in aquaculture feeds has still to be fully elucidated. Mycotoxins in Aquaculture is a comprehensive guide, commencing with a chapter covering general concepts, to help the reader to become familiar with the topic. The book then covers the potential implications of the presence of mycotoxins, with chapters on aquatic species defense mechanisms, mycotoxins in aquaculture and in feeds, the analysis of mycotoxin content in commodities and feeds, and fighting mycotoxins. This important book brings together the authors’ experience from work with terrestrial animals to identify the targets of these antinutrients in aquatic species. It offers a new tool to whoever is approaching aquaculture in this era of finite resources.

Rui Goncalves is an aquaculture scientist in the further development department for mycotoxins at BIOMIN. He holds a BSc degree in Marine Biology and Biotechnology and an MSc in Aquaculture from the University of Algarve in Portugal. Michele Muccio is a product manager in the competence center mycotoxins at BIOMIN headquarters in Getzersdorf, Austria. He holds a BSc degree in Biotechnology from the University of Rome `Tor Vergata’ and an MSc in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Anneliese Mueller works in the Product Management Team for Mycotoxin Risk Management at Biomin. She studied Biology at the University of Vienna with an emphasis on Microbial Ecology. Her PhD at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna dealt with survival mechanisms of foodborne pathogens.