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Five major mycotoxin of importance that include Aflatoxin Bi DON Fuminoxin Ochratoxin
Zearalenone and T2 tox or Trichothecelex have been variously identified as causing serious
problems of hatchability.
Ecoli and Salmonela precipitation in intensive poultry management along with repeated
vaccination failures to Mareks Disease and New castle diseases of poultry
Case studies conducted in the intensive poultry region of the south west of Nigeria proved
evidences of Aflatoxin contamination of feed in flock that recorded failures to Marek vaccination
and New castle diseases.
Flock check of such farms showed poor response to ND vaccination with %CV often higher than
45%.
Implications of mycotoxin endemicity is characterized by poor liveability that had compromised
full capacity utilization of the installed capacity of the industry, studies conducted by this author
equally showed that less than 70% of installed breeder and commercial layer capacity of the
industry is achieved, currently the price of Day Old Chicks, Table egg and frozen chicken are on
the increase and the demand for replacement stock is on the high side such that it takes the
farmer a long waiting time to book and replace old stock.
Antibiotic resistances and heavy water contamination further complicate treatment trials on the
feed thereby resulting in high cost of medication by poultry farmers of the region. Recently the
USDA initiated a seminar in Accra Ghana on good practices for breeding farms and Hatchery
operations in the region in anticipation of healthy DOC for the anticipated E-ATP cross border
trade in day old chicks for west Africa.
Vertical transmission of Mycotoxin from the Upstream through hatchery to the commercial
downstream production and early mortalities were exhaustively discussed . This author
presented two papers on consequences of mycotoxin on health status of the DOC in the region
and the Litter management of Day Old chicks arriving at farm.
With the persistent and lingering effect of mycotoxin, this region will continue to face limitation
in full capacity utilization and serious decline in Table eggs and Broiler meat production for the
region.
Nigeria currently produces 50% of west Africa 80 million commercial layer production and her
1,344,000 metric Tons of frozen chicken which is been threatened by climate change effect
through mycotoxin problems.
Available Toxin binders have proved limitation in binding larger molecule toxins and most have
not captured broad spectrum ness to the most critical Toxins that all have detrimental effects on
immunomodulation of poultry in this region .West Africa poultry egg consumer presently
consume less than 3kg of table egg per head per annum and less than 4kg of poultry meat per
head per annum.
With this signal of threat to protein food security it is suggested that new generation
nanotechnology Toxin Binders will find useful role in the region to manage the threat of
imminent poultry protein food security in the region.
Dr Stephen Adejoro is an independent poultry consultant presently on contract as Head of
Research and Marketing for Zartech Ltd Nigeria
54. Lizzy Igbine from Nigerian Women Agro Allied Farmers Association, Nigeria
Thank you moderator for this important topic.
Over the years from the inception of man, man has enjoyed good relationship with God and the
earth. Man has lived exploiting the good earth to make his livelihood.
The Climate therefore was conducive, friendly and productive. Change in Climate is therefore an
issue, a threat and a scientific challenge.
Let us go back to science. Science provided insight into living organisms, non living things and
atoms molecules etc.
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