M. Skrinjar et al., CONTAMINATION OF BROILER-CHICKENS MASH AND LITTER WITH MOLDS, AFLATOXINS, OCHRATOXIN-A AND ZEARALENONE, Acta veterinaria Hungarica, 43(1), 1995, pp. 117-124
Contamination of broiler chicken's mash and litter with moulds, aflato
xin B1 (AB1), G1 (AG1), ochratoxin A (OA) and zearalenone (F-2 toxin)
was examined on a broiler fattening farm. All broiler chicken's mash s
amples tested were contaminated with moulds. The highest total viable
counts of moulds (3.3 x 10(5) per g) were found in broiler starter die
t. Moulds isolated from mash were classified into 8 genera and 27 spec
ies. Many of them (Aspergillus spp., Fusariurn spp., Penicillium spp.)
are known as mycotoxin-producing moulds. Fusarium moniliforme was the
dominant species in mash mycopopulations. Moulds were also found in a
ll litter samples. The highest fungus count (80 x 10(5) per g) in litt
er was found at the beginning of fattening. Fungi isolated from litter
samples belonged to 9 genera and 22 species. Aspergillus, Penicillium
and Mucor were the most prevalent genera. None of the broiler chicken
's mash and litter samples tested was contaminated either with AB1, AG
1, OA or with F-2 toxin. F. moniliforme was zearalenone-negative also
under laboratory conditions.