The present invention relates to the use of one or more C6-C10 medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), salts, derivatives or mixtures or emulsions thereof for the inhibition of microbial contamination, growth and the subsequent toxin production. The MCFA are chosen from the group consisting of caproic (C6) acid, heptanoic (C7) acid, caprylic (C8) acid, nonanoic (C9) acid and capric (C10) acid. The invention further relates to a feed composition for an animal comprising a feed supplement containing one or more medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) chosen from the group consisting of caproic (C6) acid, heptanoic (C7) acid, caprylic (C8) acid, nonanoic (C9) acid and capric (C10) acid, preferably caprylic (C8) acid, and capric (C10) acid, salts, derivatives or mixtures or emulsions thereof.
