Effects of ochratoxin a on some production traits, lipid peroxide and glutathione redox status of weaned piglets

• DOI: 10.1556/avet.55.2007.4.5
• Publication Date: 2007-11-13T21:39:58Z
• Authors: K. Balogh; J. Hausenblasz; Mária Weber; Márta Erdélyi; Judit Fodor; M. Mézes
• Keywords: Malondialdehyde; Lipid peroxide

The effect of feeding ochratoxin A (OTA) contaminated diet (379.6 and 338.1 μg/kg in starter grower diets) on production traits, lipid peroxidation some parameters the glutathione redox system were investigated weaned piglets over a seven-week period. Feed intake feed conversion ratio (FCR) did not differ significantly, but first phase (0–28 days) daily weight gain was significantly lower fed OTA-contaminated diet. Lipid peroxidation, as measured by amount malondialdehyde, content peroxidase activity, change blood plasma red cell haemolysate OTA-loaded group, while malondialdehyde increased liver markedly kidney feed. Glutathione studied organs two groups activity animals both kidney. results suggest that use feed-stuffs with low levels OTA for seven weeks cause marked differences traits or plasma, cells kidney, significant changes occurred homogenate.