ICDSUPL2-A022

Volume: 2, 2023
2^nd International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland:
ENVIRONMENT – PLANT – ANIMAL – PRODUCT

Abstract number: A022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL2.A022

Published online: 19 April 2023

ICDSUPL, 2, A022 (2023)

Prenatal exposure to fumonisins alters postnatal bone development in rat model

Cezary Osiak-Wicha¹*, Halyna Rudyk², Aleksandra Dajnowska¹, Małgorzata Piech¹, Marcin B. Arciszewski¹

¹ Department of Animal Anatomy and Histology, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 12, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

² State Scientific Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, 11 Donetska St., 79000 Lviv, Ukraine

^{* Corresponding author: cezary.wicha@up.lublin.pl}

Abstract

One of the consequences of poor storage of fodder is its contamination with mold fungi, which may result in exposing the animal’s body to toxic metabolites of mold, i.e. mycotoxins. One such metabolite are fumonisins, produced by the molds from the Fusarium spp. In this study, we attempted to demonstrate the effect of fumonisins on postnatal skeletal development in the rat, when exposed to them prenatally. To determine the effect of fumonisins, a three-point bending test was performed and morphological bone measurements. The problem of contamination with fumonisins may have not only health but also economic importance, leading to unsatisfactory results in animal husbandry.

How to cite

C. Osiak-Wicha, H. Rudyk, A. Dajnowska, M. Piech, M.B. Arciszewski, 2023. Prenatal exposure to fumonisins alters postnatal bone development in rat model. In: 2nd International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland: Environment – Plant – Animal – Product. https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL2.A022