SummaryThe gross lesions and microscopic changes in ochratoxicosis A in turkeys and fowls are described. The changes seen at the ultrastructural level in the kidney are considered diagnostic of ochratoxicosis. Serum and tissue immunoglobulins are reduced in ochratoxicosis A in fowls and turkeys and there is a dose-related depression in both humoral and cell-mediated immunity. The immunosuppressive effects of OA may account for the increased incidence of air sacculitis and other infections seen in outbreaks of ochratoxicosis.The presence of OA residues has been recorded in edible tissues and eggs from OA-fed poultry thus posing an important problem for human and animal health.
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