Influence of low levels of ochratoxin A on egg production, egg-shell stains, and serum uric-acid levels in Leghorn-type hens

Avian Dis. 1980 Jul-Sep;24(3):777-80.

Abstract

Ochratoxin A, when fed at 0.0, 0.5, or 1.0 PPM to adult white Leghorn chickens, produced significant reduction in egg production and an increase in serum uric-acid levels, with a concomitant increase in egg-shell stains. These egg-shell stains were clinically similar to those described in the case report.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chickens / physiology*
  • Egg Shell*
  • Eggs*
  • Female
  • Ochratoxins / administration & dosage
  • Ochratoxins / toxicity*
  • Oviposition
  • Poultry Diseases / chemically induced
  • Uric Acid / blood*

Substances

  • Ochratoxins
  • Uric Acid