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SPONTANEOUS TOXIC NEPHROPATHY IN POULTRY ASSOCIATED WITH OCHRATOXIN A
Author(s) -
Elling F.,
Hald B.,
Jacobsen Chr.,
Krogh P.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section a pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0365-4184
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1975.tb01406.x
Subject(s) - ochratoxin a , nephropathy , ochratoxins , ochratoxin , atrophy , biology , veterinary medicine , pathology , medicine , endocrinology , food science , mycotoxin , diabetes mellitus
At a poultry slaughterhouse 14 birds with macroscopic renal changes were collected, and the kidneys were examined histologically and the muscular tissue was analysed for ochratoxin A residues. Out of 14 birds 5 birds had ochratoxin A residues ranging from 4.3 to 29.2 μg/kg. In 4 of these birds a toxic nephropathy was found characterised by atrophy and degeneration of proximal and distal tubules and interstitial fibrosis. The possibility of birds with ochratoxin A residues being presented for human consumption is discussed.