RYE Definition
RAW MATERIALS
AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MYCOTOXINS
It is used in low inclusion percentage in ruminants, horses and pigs
The rye (Secale Cereale) is an annual monocotyledonous plant belonging to the grass family that is grown for its grain or as a fodder plant. Rye is a member of the wheat family, although with lower energy content, and is closely related to barley.
LEGAL LIMITS
DISADVANTAGES Low palatability
MYCOTOXINS FOUND MAINLY IN RYE
There is a legal limit for the presence of ergot alkaloids
Contains Pentosans that
(Claviceps Purpurea) in feed,
interfere with digestion
which is regulated by the Commission Regulation (EU) No.
Rye is easily contaminated
The toxins produced
with Claviceps Purpurea.
by ergot are alkaloids,
Fresh and humid climate in
of which the most
which rye flourishes is also
important are ergotamine,
PRODUCT
LIMIT (PPM)
Eastern, central and northern Europe:
very favorable for the growth
ergometrine, ergocristine,
north of Germany, Poland, Ukraine,
of this fungus, also called
ergosine, ergocryptine
1.000
Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia and towards
ergot.
Raw materials and compound feed containing unground cereals
Rye grows primarily in
central and northern Russia. North America: Canada, United States; South America: Argentina, Brazil; Asia: Turkey, Kazakhstan, and north of China.
(which is a mixture of ι and β isomers), ergocornin, and epimers.
574/2011.