title: Effects of ochratoxin a on livestock production.
abstract: Ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination often causes large economic losses on livestock production. The intake of feed contaminated by OTA also represents a potential risk for animal health and a food safety issue due to the transfer of the toxin through the food chain to humans. The aim of this paper is to review the available literature on: (1) the frequency and degree of occurrence of OTA in different feedstuffs; (2) the toxicological effects of OTA intake on the performance of the main livestock (i.e., poultry, swine, cattle, goats and sheep); and (3) the transfer of OTA, or its metabolites, from animal feed into animal products such as milk, meat and eggs.
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via De Nicola 9, 07100 Sassari, Italy. battacon@uniss.it
authors: Gianni
authors: G
authors: Battacone
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Nudda
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Pulina
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D004531:Eggs; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D058751:Livestock; D008460:Meat; D008892:Milk; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D009793:Ochratoxins; C025589:ochratoxin A