Microbiological and mycotoxin risk assessment in ruminant feeding in Sulaimani governorate

Hozan Jalil Hamasalim, Karwan Muhamad Hama Khan & Sarwar Muhamad Sadq

Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of sulaimani

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17656/jzs.10451

Abstract

Background: Feed contamination and poisoning by microbial and fungal genera pose

obvious health threat to animals. Method: Vesa, ZAB, MIK, Deern, Zano and Zizar types

of ruminant feed used in Sulaimani Governorate were analyzed for their bacterial and

fungal quality. Identification of fungal isolates with determination of aflatoxin,

ochratoxin and T-2 toxin for all trademarks and local feed and the prime target of this

research would be background foreshadow for some danger of ruminant feedstuff in

Sulaimani governorate and taking these aspects in consideration to assess

microbiological quality and mycotoxins in ruminant feed. Result: The genera of bacteria

and fungi isolated and their occurrence were Salmonella sp., total plate count and total

fungal count. Based on standard method identification of fungal species in brands

ruminant feed and local ruminant feed, the all commonly isolated genera were

Aspergillus spp., Penicillium spp and Fusarium spp. Finally, detected concentration of

each aflatoxin, ochratoxin and T-2 toxin in brands ruminant feed and local ruminant

feed. Most types of ruminant feed under study were lower than the maximal standard

limits of aflatoxin while all types of brands ruminant feed and local ruminant feed under

study were lower than the maximal tolerance limits of ochratoxin and T-2 toxin.

Key Words: 

Ruminant Feed, Microbiological Quality, Identification of Fungal and Mycotoxin.

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