African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 6 (15), pp. 1833-1836, 6 August 2007   

ISSN 1684–5315 © 2007 Academic Journals        

Full Length Research Paper

Mycological investigation of compounded poultry feeds used in poultry farms in southwest Nigeria

I. B. Osho¹, T. A. M. Awoniyi² and A. I. Adebayo¹

¹Animal Parasitology and Microbiology Research unit, Department of Animal Production and Health, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 704 Akure, Nigeria.

²Animal Public Health and Preventive Medicine Research Unit, Department of Animal Production and Health, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 704 Akure, Nigeria.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: oshoino@yahoo.com.

Accepted 13 April, 2007

Different feed types (chicks, growers and layers mash) were collected from some large and medium scale farms in south west of Nigeria and subjected to mycological examination. Four different types of fungi identified include Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium spp., Rhizopus spp. and Aspergillus niger. The result revealed that no feed was completely free of contamination by mold.

Key words: Poultry feed, fungi, poultry, farms.