Mycotoxins OchratoxinFungal sources

  • Penicillium verrucosum (viridicatum)
  • Aspergillus ochraceus
  • Aspergillus carbonarius

Affected commodities

Grape, coffee, wheat, corn (maize), rye, barley, oats, rice, soya, cacao, bean, pea.

Effects on animals:

Pig - mycotoxinsRenal lesions, uremia.

cow mycotoxinsPartial detoxification of ochratoxin A by protozoa in the absence of acidosis in phenylalanine and ochratoxin α (less toxic) or ochratoxin C (more toxic). Significant immune system and carcinogenic disorders.

Chicken mycotoxinsDeterioration in feed efficiency and egg production and urate deposits in abdominal cavity and joints.

Ochratoxin B (OTB)

Effects on animals:

Pig - mycotoxinsRenal lesions, uremia.

cow mycotoxinsSignificant immune system and carcinogenic disorders.

Chicken mycotoxinsDeterioration in feed efficiency and egg production and urate deposits in abdominal cavity and joints.