Distribution of Aspergillus species among apparently healthy birds in poultry farms in Kaduna state, Nigeria

The study was conducted to determine the prevalence and distribution of Aspergilllus species among apparently healthy birds in poultry farms. Trachea swabs from 1500 birds in 52 commercial (10% of birds in each poultry farm visited) poultry farms were collected for this study. Six species of Aspergillus were isolated was isolated from 718 (47.87%) of the birds viz: A. fumigatus made up 52.37% (376) of the Aspergillus isolates followed by A. flavus 21.87% (157), A. niger 11.42% (82), A. terreus 8.64% (62), A. restrictus 2.79% (20) and A. ochraceous 2.92% (21). Aspergillus species was found to occur throughout the year in the farms though with a higher incidence during the rainy season compared to the dry season.

کلیدواژه ها:

Aspergillus ، Chickens ، Farms ، Distribution ، Fungi ،