Fungal 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:
Renal lesions, uremia.
Partial 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.
Deterioration in feed efficiency and egg production and urate deposits in abdominal cavity and joints.
Ochratoxin B (OTB)
Effects on animals:
Renal lesions, uremia.
Significant immune system and carcinogenic disorders.
Deterioration in feed efficiency and egg production and urate deposits in abdominal cavity and joints.