TY  - JOUR
T1  - Microbiological Analyses of Poultry Feeds Sold in Umuahia Main Market, Abia State, Nigeria
AU - , C.N. Obi AU - , I.J. Ozugbo 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
SP  - 22
EP  - 25
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2007.22.25
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2007.22.25
KW  - Birds
KW  -contamination
KW  -poultry feeds
AB  - Four brands of commercial poultry feeds (Vital, Top, Pfizer and Guinea) were subjected to microbiological analysis. Each of the four brands had four feed types namely Starters, Growers, layers and finishers feed. All these samples were analyzed by plating unto nutrient, Mc conkey and Potato Dextrose agars. Bacteria isolated from the samples are <I>Staphylocuccus aureus</I>, <I>Bacillus subtilis</I>, <I>Pseudomonas</I> <I>aeroginosa</I>, <I>Proteus vulgaris</I>, <I>Erwinia</I> sp., <I>Enterobacter aerogenes</I>, <I>Micrococcus </I>sp. and <I>Escherichia</I> <I>coil </I>while the fungal isolate were <I>Penicillium</I> sp., <I>Rhizopus</I>,<I> Aspergillus </I>and<I> Cladosporium </I>sp. The bacterial load of the feeds was in the range 1.13×10<SUP>8</SUP>-3.0×10<SUP>7</SUP> with the Top Feed giving the highest number of bacterial contamination. Guinea, Vital and Pfizer feeds had the lowest number of contamination. The feeds were found to be contaminated and could pose potential health problems to the birds and humans.
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