Editing Mycotoxin (section)

===In animal food===
{{main|Mycotoxins in animal feed}}
[[Dimorphic fungi]], which include [[Blastomyces dermatitidis]] and [[Paracoccidioides brasiliensis]], are known causative agents of endemic systemic [[mycoses]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kuria |first1=Joseph N. |last2=Gathogo |first2=Stephen M. |title=Concomitant fungal and Mycobacterium bovis infections in beef cattle in Kenya |journal=Onderstepoort J Vet Res |date=4 March 2013 |volume=80 |issue=1 |pages=4 pages |doi=10.4102/ojvr.v80i1.585 |pmid=23902371 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

There were outbreaks of dog food containing [[aflatoxin]] in North America in late 2005 and early 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan06/dogs.dying.ssl.html|title=Dogs keep dying: Too many owners remain unaware of toxic dog food|publisher=Cornell University Chronicle|author=Susan S. Lang|date=2006-01-06}}</ref> and again in late 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=More Aflatoxin-Related Dog Food Recalls Revealed |url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/12/more-aflatoxin-related-dog-food-recalls-revealed/ |work=[[Food Safety News]] |date=2011-12-29 |access-date=2012-05-12}}</ref>

Mycotoxins in animal fodder, particularly [[silage]], can decrease the performance of farm animals and potentially kill them.<ref name=MiS>{{cite web |title=Mycotoxins in Silage |url=http://en.engormix.com/MA-mycotoxins/articles/mycotoxins-silage-t2796/p0.htm |date=4 November 2013 |first1=Oscar |last1=Queiroz |first2=Maria |last2=Rabaglino |first3=Adegbola |last3=Adesogan}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> Several mycotoxins reduce milk yield when ingested by [[dairy cattle]].<ref name=MiS/>