Table of Contents
Introduction iv
Joe B. Dixon, Ana L. Barrientos Velázquez, and Youjun Deng
Aflatoxins: An Overview 1
Santos García and Norma L. Heredia
Bentonite Properties, Formation, and Distribution as Adsorbents of Aflatoxin in Grain - The Texas Case Study 11
Roberta Russell, Charles Smith, and Joe B. Dixon
Methods of Analysis Used in Selecting Smectite Adsorbents 17
Ana L. Barrientos Velázquez, Youjun Deng, and Joe B. Dixon
Interactions of Aflatoxin B1 with Smectites: Interlayer Accessibility, Bonding Mechanisms, and Size Matching 27
Youjun Deng, Lian Liu, Ana L. Barrientos Velázquez, Marek Szczerba, and Joe B. Dixon
Aflatoxicosis in Poultry: Remediation with Bentonite Clays 44
Justin Fowler and Christopher A. Bailey
Impacts of Aflatoxins on Swine Nutrition and Possible Measures of Amelioration 54
Reza Rezaei, Darrell A. Knabe, and Guoyao Wu