It Takes Less Than You Think — And It's Already In Your Feed
an amount so small you'll rarely find it — in a problem so common you can't avoid it.
Can you afford to assume your current binder is actually protecting you?
More Frequent Detections
Higher Contamination Levels
Greater Lot‑to‑Lot Variability
½ Gram. 1 Ton. That's All It Takes.
Reduced conception rates and irregular estrus
Increased embryonic loss and inconsistent litters
Subtle reproductive stress that compounds across cycles
The Scale of the Problem
A sow consumes approximately 1.2 tons of feed per year. At just ½ gram of Zearalenone per ton, that’s less than 1 gram per animal annually to reach the damage threshold.
Hidden mycotoxin stress costs you performance you can’t see until it’s already cost you thousands.
Most producers assume their mycotoxin binder is handling this. The data suggests otherwise.
Your Mycotoxin Binder Probably Isn’t Protecting You
We’ve analyzed data from a broad range of commercially available binders in the U.S. market. What we found is worth understanding.
Not all mycotoxin binders perform equally — and the gap between products is often significant. We measured performance across four major mycotoxin categories. Here’s what the data shows.
Comparison Table:
| Mycotoxin | Industry Average (Commercially Available Binders) | Industry Best | Industry Worst |
| Zearalenone | 22.3% | 92.9% | 1.1% |
| Alflatoxin B1 | 85.8% | 99.9% | 15.4% |
| Fumonisin B1 | 24.9% | 62.2% | 6.3% |
| Ochratoxin A | 6.4% | 17.8% | 0.1% |
All data from ISO-validated Certificates of Analysis. Commercially available U.S. products. Measured at product label recommendations unless otherwise noted.
Data shows that most products work reasonably well against one or two toxins, but leave significant gaps in others. A product with strong Aflatoxin binding may score near zero for Ochratoxin. A product that performs well for Zearalenone may fall short on Fumonisin.
If you’re investing in mycotoxin protection, do you know where yours ranks?
The question isn’t whether you’re using a binder.
It’s whether your binder is protecting against all the threats your herd faces — every day.
Protect 8 Plus: Broad-Spectrum Efficacy
At 2 lb/ton, here's how Protect 8 Plus performs against the same standards.
When most binders protect well against one or two toxins and leave gaps in others, Protect 8 Plus was formulated to protect broadly.
ISO 17025:2017 validated. Trilogy Analytical Laboratories. 2 lb/ton inclusion rate.
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Zearalenone Efficiency
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Alflatoxin Protection
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Fumonisin Binding
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Ochratoxin Efficiency
- Industry Avg. 22.3%
- Industry Best 92.9%
- Industry Avg. 85.8%
- Industry Best 99.9%
- Industry Avg. 24.9%
- Industry Best 62.2%
- Industry Avg. 6.4%
- Industry Best 17.8%
For swine, and especially sow operations, Zearalenone threatens reproductive consistency. Ochratoxin, Fumonisin, DON, T2, and Alflatoxin all affect other key target organs. Broad-spectrum protection isn’t a bonus. It’s the point.
If you’re going to spend money on a binder, make sure yours is working the way you think it’s supposed to.
Protect 8 Plus: The Level of Mycotoxin Defense Your Operation Actually Needs
When the industry standard is 6%–25% efficiency, and each sow can represent significant value, you need a mycotoxin binder that’s demonstrably superior—not just incrementally better.
Protect 8 Plus delivers ISO-validated performance that outclasses the competition as a more broad spectrum solution.
Consistent Protection That Compounds Performance
Protect 8 Plus does more than just prevent crisis. It builds the kind of daily defense that compounds into measurable, profitable performance.
Every pound, every day:
- Better feed efficiency across every stage of production
- Consistent reproductive performance, cycle after cycle
- Reduced embryonic loss and abortions
- Immune resilience that prevents costly secondary infections
Whether you have ten sows or one million, consistent mycotoxin protection doesn’t just protect individual animals — it protects predictable, profitable performance across your entire system.
High-Efficacy, Broad Spectrum Binder Engineered for Total Gut Defense
Protect 8 Plus uses a proprietary formula and process to capture mycotoxins and endotoxins in the digestive tract so they aren’t absorbed by the body. By neutralizing threats at the source, Protect 8 Plus helps protect gut integrity, immune function, and nutrient absorption.
Every pound, every day. Consistent protection that compounds performance across gestation, lactation, and every reproductive cycle.
Protects at the Source
Captures mycotoxins and endotoxins before absorption, reducing gut-level exposure and inflammation.
Protects Reproductive Health
Helps protect against Zearalenone-related embryonic loss, abortions and reproductive inconsistency.
Compounds Performance
Consistent daily binding supports feed efficiency, immune function, and productive longevity.
Protect 8 Plus
Protect 8 Plus is a high-efficacy, broad-spectrum binder formulated for swine and poultry operations. It provides validated protection against all major mycotoxin categories as well as endotoxins released from gram-negative bacteria. At a practical 2 lb/ton inclusion rate, Protect 8 Plus protects animals from multiple threats simultaneously—truly being an effective two-in-one product.
- Binds mycotoxin and endotoxins before they’re absorbed
- Protects reproductive performance, delivering higher conception rates, stronger pigs at birth, and improved milk production
- Reduces nursery mortality and scour challenges associated with bacterial endotoxins
- Purification and activation process achieves higher adsorption capacity and speed
- In vivo trials show statistical evidence of target organ protection
The Data Is There. The Protection Is Proven.
When half a contaminated bushel out of one million can trigger system-wide reproductive crashes, and most binders leave significant gaps in protection, it’s worth knowing exactly what’s defending your herd.
Protect 8 Plus delivers broad-spectrum, ISO-validated efficacy across all major mycotoxin threats — at 2 lb/ton.
Every pound, every day.
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