Mould is a common contamination in cereals. The growth of mould can stimulate Mycotoxins production andsome of which at critical concentrations cause health problems in humans and animals. Fusarium is one of thefungus species that has been found in crops and can cause major problems for farmers such as reduced harvestand economic losses. A group of Fusarium species, Fusarium avenaceum, Fusarium poae and Fusariumtricinctum express a Mycotoxin, enniatin. The limited information available today about enniatin-forming fungiis that they grow out on fields of wheat in colder climates.

AbstractMycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi. Moulds producing Mycotoxins grow on various crops that are used as horse feeds. Since the treatments of Mycotoxin poisoned horses are limited it is important to prevent production of Mycotoxins in feed. The major Mycotoxin producing moulds in horse feeds are Fusarium spp., Penicillium spp. and Aspergillus spp.

AbstractMycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi. Moulds producing Mycotoxins grow on various crops that are used as horse feeds. Since the treatments of Mycotoxin poisoned horses are limited it is important to prevent production of Mycotoxins in feed. The major Mycotoxin producing moulds in horse feeds are Fusarium spp., Penicillium spp. and Aspergillus spp.

Fusarium head blight is a large problem world wide which reduces the yields and the quality of small grains. Shrunken kernels with decreased thousand kernel weight as an effect and pro-duction of Mycotoxins are some of the problems caused by infection of Fusarium spp. To avoid toxin contaminated bulks to enter the food and feed chain it is important to have tools for prediction and analysis of the fungi and toxins. Good prediction methods are also impor-tant in the breeding industry since early identification in trials of lines with high resistance or susceptibility simplify the work. To compare different techniques for these objectives this project was initiated.