Table 3.
Ochratoxin A (OTA) levels in blood samples collected from jennies and foals and milk samples after delivery.
| Jenny Name | Jennies’ Blood Samples | Milk Samples | Foals’ Blood Samples | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennies | Positive/Total Samples | Median | Positive/Total Samples | Median | Positive/Total Samples | Median |
| (%) | (Range, ng/L) | (%) | (Range, ng/L) | (%) | (Range, ng/L) | |
| Adelaide | 4/6 | 53.5 | 2/5 | <LOD b | 3/5 | 109 |
| (67%) | (<LOD a–1796) | (40%) | (<LOD b–43) | (60%) | (<LOD a–4034) | |
| Francisca | 4/5 | 1489 | 3/5 | 21 | 4/5 | 144 |
| (80%) | (<LOD a–6000) | (60%) | (<LOD b–82) | (80%) | (<LOD a–594) | |
| Gaia | 2/5 | <LOD a | 0/5 | <LOD b | 0/5 | <LOD a |
| (40%) | (<LOD a–109) | (0%) | (- c) | (0%) | (<LOD a) | |
| Etiopia | 5/5 | 181 | 2/5 | <LOD b | 4/5 | 84 |
| (100%) | (118–1620) | (40%) | (<LOD b–30) | (80%) | (<LOD a–108) | |
| Antiqua | 3/4 | 119.5 | 2/4 | 12.25 | 3/5 | 87 |
| (75%) | (<LOD a–1467) | (50 %) | (<LOD b–55) | (60%) | (<LOD a–306) | |
| Falaria | 2/4 | 67.5 | 1/4 | <LOD b | 0/4 | <LOD a |
| (50%) | (<LOD a–2215) | (25%) | (<LOD b–41) | (0%) | (<LOD a) | |
| Eritrea | 5/5 | 109 | 2/5 | <LOD b | 3/5 | 123 |
| (100%) | (57–138) | (40%) | (<LOD b–30) | (60%) | (<LOD a–367) | |
a Limit of detection (LOD) in blood samples = 50 ng/L. b Limit of detection (LOD) in milk samples = 15 ng/L; c–not assessable.