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Natural Occurrence of Ochratoxin A in Blood and Milk Samples from Jennies and Their Foals after Delivery.

ABSTRACT: An assessment of the natural ochratoxin A (OTA) exposure of seven Martina Franca jennies was carried out by analyzing blood and milk samples collected close to and after delivery. A total of 41 and 34 blood samples were collected from jennies and foals, respectively, and analyzed by ELISA. A total of 33 milk samples were collected from jennies and analyzed by the HPLC/FLD method based on IAC clean-up. Furthermore, 53 feed samples were collected from January to September and analyzed by a reference method (AOAC Official Method No. 2000.03) for OTA content. Feed samples showed OTA levels up to 2.7 ng/g with an incidence of 32%, while the OTA incidence rate in jennies' blood samples was 73%, with a median value of 97 ng/L and concentrations ranging from

SUBMITTER: Lippolis V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7759822 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Natural Occurrence of Ochratoxin A in Blood and Milk Samples from Jennies and Their Foals after Delivery.

Lippolis Vincenzo V Asif Shafaq S Pascale Michelangelo M Cervellieri Salvatore S Mancini Erminia E Peli Angelo A De Amicis Ippolito I Robbe Domenico D Minervini Fiorenza F

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An assessment of the natural ochratoxin A (OTA) exposure of seven Martina Franca jennies was carried out by analyzing blood and milk samples collected close to and after delivery. A total of 41 and 34 blood samples were collected from jennies and foals, respectively, and analyzed by ELISA. A total of 33 milk samples were collected from jennies and analyzed by the HPLC/FLD method based on IAC clean-up. Furthermore, 53 feed samples were collected from January to September and analyzed by a referen ...[more]

PMID: 33271760

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Natural Occurrence of Ochratoxin A in Blood and Milk Samples from Jennies and Their Foals after Delivery.

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