Penicillium verrucosum in feed of ochratoxin A positive swine herds
- 1 December 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Mycopathologia
- Vol. 116 (3), 169-176
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00436832
Abstract
Ochratoxin A contamination of cereal feed grain was monitored during October 1989–September 1990 by analysis of blood samples from slaughter swine in Sweden. The detection of ochratoxin A in swine blood was used as a method to identify swine herds fed ochratoxin A contaminated feed. The contamination level of ochratoxin A in the blood of the positive herds was in the range 2–45 ng/ml with the mean concentration 5.2 ng/ml. Feed samples for mycological analysis were collected from both ochratoxin A positive herds (⩾2 ng/ml blood) and ochratoxin A negative herds (Penicillium and Aspergillus spp.) was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in feed from ochratoxin A positive herds. Particularly, Penicillium verrucosum was found to be significantly more common (p < 0.001). Altogether 274 isolates were screened for their ability to produce ochratoxin A. Ochratoxin A producers were found only within P. verrucosum; 38% of the 63 isolates produced detectable amounts of ochratoxin A. Ochratoxin A producing isolates of P. verrucosum were found in 60% of the feed samples collected from ochratoxin A positive swine herds and in one sample (5% ) of the feed samples collected from the ochratoxin A negative herds.Keywords
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