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The influence of ergot-contaminated feed on growth and slaughtering performance, nutrient digestibility and carry over of ergot alkaloids in growing-finishing pigs

Simone Mainka Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL), Braunschweig and Celle, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sven Dänicke Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL), Braunschweig and Celle, Germany
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Hartwig Böhme Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL), Braunschweig and Celle, Germany
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Karl-Heinz Ueberschär Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL), Braunschweig and Celle, Germany
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Siegrid Polten Public Institute for Agriculture and Gardening in Saxony-Anhalt, Iden, Germany
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Liane Hüther Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL), Braunschweig and Celle, Germany
Pages 377-395 | Received 11 May 2005, Accepted 04 Aug 2005, Published online: 25 Jan 2007

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Sven Dänicke & Sonja Diers. (2013) Effects of ergot alkaloids in feed on performance and liver function of piglets as evaluated by the 13C-methacetin breath test. Archives of Animal Nutrition 67:1, pages 15-36.
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Sven Dänicke & Sonja Diers. (2012) Effects of ergot alkaloids on liver function of piglets can be detected by the [13C]methacetin breath test irrespective of oral or intramuscular route of tracer administration. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 48:4, pages 558-572.
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Barbara Schumann, Sven Dänicke, Ulrich Meyer, Karl-Heinz Ueberschär & Gerhard Breves. (2007) Effects of different levels of ergot in concentrates on the growing and slaughtering performance of bulls and on carry-over into edible tissue. Archives of Animal Nutrition 61:5, pages 357-370.
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Christine Schwake-Anduschus, Nicole Lorenz, Monika Lahrssen-Wiederholt, Anke Lauche & Sven Dänicke. (2020) German monitoring 2012–2014: ergot of Claviceps purpurea and ergot alkaloids (EA) in feedingstuffs and their toxicological relevance for animal feeding. Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety 15:4, pages 321-329.
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Qiao Ye, Yongyong Feng, Zhenlu Wang, Aiguo Zhou, Shaolin Xie, Yue Zhang, Qiong Xiang, Enfeng Song & Jixing Zou. (2019) Effects of dietary Gelsemium elegans alkaloids on growth performance, immune responses and disease resistance of Megalobrama amblycephala. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 91, pages 29-39.
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Kim Stanford, Mary Swift, Yuxi Wang, Tim McAllister, John McKinnon, Barry Blakley & Alex Chaves. (2018) Effects of Feeding a Mycotoxin Binder on Nutrient Digestibility, Alkaloid Recovery in Feces, and Performance of Lambs Fed Diets Contaminated with Cereal Ergot. Toxins 10:8, pages 312.
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Viviane Maruo, Ana Bracarense, Jean-Paul Metayer, Maria Vilarino, Isabelle Oswald & Philippe Pinton. (2018) Ergot Alkaloids at Doses Close to EU Regulatory Limits Induce Alterations of the Liver and Intestine. Toxins 10:5, pages 183.
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Ramesh C. Gupta, Tim J. Evans & Steven S. Nicholson. 2018. Veterinary Toxicology. Veterinary Toxicology 995 1001 .
Stephanie Coufal-Majewski, Kim Stanford, Tim McAllister, Yuxi Wang, Barry Blakley, John McKinnon, Mary Swift & Alexandre Chaves. (2017) Effects of Continuously Feeding Diets Containing Cereal Ergot Alkaloids on Nutrient Digestibility, Alkaloid Recovery in Feces, and Performance Traits of Ram Lambs. Toxins 9:12, pages 405.
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Sven Dänicke & Sonja Diers. (2013) Effects of Ergot Alkaloids on Liver Function of Piglets as Evaluated by the 13C-Methacetin and 13C-α-Ketoisocaproic Acid Breath Test. Toxins 5:1, pages 139-161.
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B. Schumann, P. Lebzien, K. -H. Ueberschär, J. Spilke, M. Höltershinken & S. Dänicke. (2008) Effects of the level of feed intake and ergot contaminated concentrate on ruminal fermentation and on physiological parameters in cows. Mycotoxin Research 24:2, pages 57-72.
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J. S. Kopinski, B. J. Blaney & J. A. Downing. (2008) Tolerance of pigs to sorghum ergot (Claviceps africana) during growth and finishing, and effect on conception of replacement gilts. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 48:5, pages 672.
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Simone Mainka, S. Dänicke, H. Böhme, K.-H. Ueberschär & F. Liebert. (2007) On the composition of ergot and the effects of feeding two different ergot sources on piglets. Animal Feed Science and Technology 139:1-2, pages 52-68.
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