title: Exposure of game birds to ochratoxin A through supplemental feeds.
abstract: Thirty randomly selected game bird feeders were sampled at 25-33-day intervals from November 1996 to March 1997 to quantitate ochratoxin A concentrations in supplemental feed. Monthly mean ochratoxin A concentration of grain in feeders was 8.3 +/- 0.8 ppb (n = 167). Ochratoxin A concentrations from individual feeders ranged from <5 to 109.9 ppb, levels that have not been demonstrated to negatively affect game birds in a laboratory environment. Stress may increase the chance of ochratoxin-induced mortality or morbidity for wild game birds. Only mean relative humidity was significantly correlated with monthly mean ochratoxin A concentration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, Texas Tech University, Box 42125, Lubbock, Texas 79409-2125, USA.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Oberheu
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Dabbert
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000401:mortality; D001717:Birds; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005506:Food Contamination; D006813:Humidity; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D009793:Ochratoxins; C025589:ochratoxin A