The effect of high and low doses of ochratoxin A in feed on growing chicken

Effects of high and low dose of ochratoxin A (OTA) as pure toxin supplemented to feed were investigated on the performance of growing chicken. Two groups were fed with different doses of chemical pure OTA 0.5 ppm and 5 ppm in feed and the effects of toxin on body and organ weights were studied and c...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Mycotoxin research 2000-06, Vol.16 Suppl 2 (S2), p.208-212
Main Authors: Grajewski, J, Böhm, J, Szczepaniak, K, Twaruzek, M, Skladanowska, B, Razzazi, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chickens
Feeds
Food contamination & poisoning
Ochratoxin A
Poultry
Toxins
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Effects of high and low dose of ochratoxin A (OTA) as pure toxin supplemented to feed were investigated on the performance of growing chicken. Two groups were fed with different doses of chemical pure OTA 0.5 ppm and 5 ppm in feed and the effects of toxin on body and organ weights were studied and compared with control group. No effects were observed by feeding 0.5 ppm OTA, whereas 5 ppm had a negative effect on the daily body mass gain. OTA in feed had a negative effect on the daily body mass gain. In contrary nephrotoxic effects could be observed by feeding the naturally OTA contaminated feed with only 0.2 ppm of OTA produced byPenicillium verrucosum.
ISSN:0178-7888
1867-1632
DOI:10.1007/BF02940039