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Inclusion of mineral fortified mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) in the broiler feed reduced the pathogenic microbial loads in the broiler fecal droppings

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Title Inclusion of mineral fortified mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) in the broiler feed reduced the pathogenic microbial loads in the broiler fecal droppings
 
Creator Fadugba, Abimbola
Oyetayo, V.O.
Osho, I.O.
Olaniyi, O.O.
 
Subject Pleurotus ostreatus
Mushroom
Broilers
Iron fortified
Selenium fortified
Fecal
 
Description This experiment was conducted to study the potential effects of non-fortified, iron fortified and seleniumfortified P. ostreatus on microbial load and types associated with fecal droppings of broilers fed withmushroom formulated feed. This experiment was performed for 42 days on broilers (Gallua gallusdomestica). Dietary treatments included standard basal diet as control, non-fortified mushroom feedgroup (NFM), Iron fortified mushroom feed group (FeFM) and Selenium fortified mushroom feed group(SeFM) at 1.5%, 5% and 10% inclusion levels. Significant differences (p>0.05) were observed infecal total bacterial count (Cfu/g × 106) and fungal loads of all broilers fed the treated mushroomfeeds except 1.5% NFM bacterial count. A total of eleven bacterial and fungal isolates were isolatedfrom the fecal droppings including Micrococuss luteus, Proteus vulgaris, Bacillus subtilis,Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus. The fungal isolates, obtained from the fecaldroppings were Aspergillus spp, Fusarium spp, Rhizopus spp and Candida spp. Staphylococcus aureusand Staphylococcus epidermidis were absent in fecal droppings of broilers fed with NFM and SeFMacross treatments. Micrococuss luteus was also absent in the feces of broilers fed with FeFM acrosstreatments. Rhizopus stolonifer was found absent in the fecal sample of broilers fed with 1.5% and5% NFM, FeFM and SeFM. Candida tropicalis was also absent in fecal droppings of broilers fedwith NFM (10%), FeFM (1.5% and 5%), and SeFM (1.5%, 5% and 10%). Feeding broilers withmushroom fortified feed at all inclusion levels had positive impacts on microbial loads and types ofbroilers fecal droppings. Fortification of broiler feed with mineral fortified and non fortified mushroomcould reduce the level of pathogenic microorganisms present in poultry feces and this could minimizethe shedding of pathogenic microorganisms into the environment.
 
Publisher Mushroom Society of India, ICAR-DMR, Solan
 
Date 2023-12-31
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/MR/article/view/142631
 
Source Mushroom Research; Vol. 32 No. 2 (2023): Mushroom Research
0972-4885
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/MR/article/view/142631/53513