Detection and Quantification of Aflatoxins from Commercial Poultry Feed in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Authors

  • Bridget Maria Jessica Adah Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • Samuel Mailafia Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • H O K Olabode Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • Monday Onapka Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Fac. of Veterinary Med., University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • James Agbo Ameh Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • Martha Echioda Ogbole Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • Odey Odey Ebenezer Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • Ifeanyi Cajetan Casmir Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47430/ujmr.25103.014

Keywords:

Aflatoxin, HPLC-FLD, Poultry feed, Nigeria

Abstract

Study’s Excerpt:

  • Aflatoxins B1 and B2 were detected in commercial poultry feeds in FCT, Nigeria.
  • Highest Aflatoxin B1 level was 10.81 ppb in feed E.
  • Aflatoxin B2 reached 9.12 ppb in the same sample.
  • HPLC-FLD was used for aflatoxin quantification.
  • Study calls for broader surveillance of mycotoxins in poultry feeds.

Full Abstract:

This study aimed to extract and quantify Aflatoxins from commercial poultry feed collected from the local markets within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria.  Seven commercial poultry feeds were sampled using a convenient sampling method from six Area Councils of the FCT, Nigeria, and analyzed using High Performance Liquid Chromatography attached to a Fluorescence Detector (HPLC-FLD).  Out of the seven samples analyzed, two types of Aflatoxins were quantified, with Aflatoxin B1 having a concentration of 1.00 parts per billion (ppb) in feed D and 10.81 ppb in feed E, while Aflatoxin B2 was found at a concentration of 2.11 ppb in feed A and 9.12 ppb in feed E.  There is a need for further studies involving other types of mycotoxins that can be detected in commercial poultry feed, which will provide insight into the current state of mycotoxicosis as baseline data for future research and possible control measures to eradicate Aflatoxicosis in FCT poultry farms.

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Adah, B. M. J., Mailafia, S., Olabode, H. O. K., Onapka, M., Ameh, J. A., Ogbole, M. E., Ebenezer, O. O., & Casmir, I. C. (2025). Detection and Quantification of Aflatoxins from Commercial Poultry Feed in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research (UJMR), 10(3), 121–126. https://doi.org/10.47430/ujmr.25103.014

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