Occurrence of Escherichia coli and Salmonella species in Some Livestock (Poultry) Feeds in Mando, Kaduna, Nigeria

• Published in: Journal of pure & applied microbiology : an international research journal of microbiology Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 1016 - 1025
• Main Authors: Mohammed, S.S.D, Al-hassan, S, Wartu, J.R, Rahman, A.A. Abdul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oriental Scientific Publishing Company 01.06.2021; Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
• Subjects: Analysis; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Contamination; Costs (Law); isolates; Livestock; Livestock farms; livestock feeds; Methylene blue; microbiological; Poultry industry; proximate; Salmonella; Salmonella food poisoning; techniques; Nigeria

The study aimed at assessing the proximate composition, isolation, characterization of some Enterobacteriaceae from two (2) brands of poultry feeds marketed in Mando, Kaduna, Nigeria. A total of sixteen (16) samples of two (2) different poultry feeds (starter and finisher) from four (4) poultry farm...