Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by various filamentous fungi, including
Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium, Alternaria, Claviceps, Mucor, Trichoderma …

Fungal contamination is a threat to food safety in West Africa with implications for food and
feed due to their climate, which is characterised by high temperatures and high relative …

The poultry industry in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is faced with feed insecurity, associated
with high cost of feeds, and feed safety, associated with locally produced feeds often …

Rapid single kernel analysis could enable physical sorting to remove mycotoxins from bulk
grains. The purpose of this study was to use visual characteristics previously associated with …

Fumonisins (FBs) are toxic mycotoxins that commonly exist in food and feed. FBs can induce
many aspects of toxicity, leading to adverse effects on human and animal health; therefore …

Commercial poultry feed required for proper growth of birds and egg production contains
essential nutrients with maize as key component. Inadequately dried maize is prone to …

The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of total aflatoxin and heavy metals
(lead cadmium, chromium and copper) in poultry feed and ingredients from two regions …

Aspergillus flavus is one of the important human and plant pathogens causing not only
invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients but also crop contamination resulting …

Mycotoxins pose a major problem to poultry production as a result of feed contamination
which has deleterious consequences such as production losses and human health risks. A …

Preservation of groundnut pods, especially spring varieties is a critical issue due to high
moisture, ambient temperature and relative humidity. The dried groundnut pods of spring …