Assessment of the mycoflora of commercial poultry feeds sold in the humid tropical environment of Imo State, Nigeria

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-14

  Okoli, I C ^a,b   Nweke, C U ^a   Okoli, C G ^a,b   Opara, M N ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Tapas Institute of Scientific Research and Development Umunwanlo Irete   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Commercial feeds; Moulds; Mycoflora; Mycotoxin; Nigeria; Poultry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONDITION MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FUNGI; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; TOXIC MATERIALS; MICROORGANISMS; TOXICITY; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FARM, FARMING AND FARMING SYSTEM; MYCOPARASITE; POULTRY; RHIZOBACTERIUM; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; YEAST; FUNGUS; LIVESTOCK; TOXIN;

AFRICA; IMO; NIGERIA; OWERRI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; MORTIERELLA; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM SP.; RHIZOPUS;

EID: 33646001431     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325902     Document Type: Article

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