TY - JOUR AU - Nakavuma, Jesca L. AU - Kirabo, Angella AU - Bogere, Paul AU - Nabulime, Margaret M. AU - Kaaya, Archileo N. AU - Gnonlonfin, Benoit PY - 2020 DA - 2020/04/24 TI - Awareness of mycotoxins and occurrence of aflatoxins in poultry feeds and feed ingredients in selected regions of Uganda JO - International Journal of Food Contamination SP - 1 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - Aflatoxins are a category of mycotoxins produced by certain molds naturally occurring as food and feed contaminants with toxic effects to both animals and humans. In Uganda, previous studies on aflatoxins mainly considered human foods, but scarce information exists for animal feeds. The study aimed at establishing the current status of aflatoxins contamination of poultry feeds, level of awareness and the existing technological challenges and innovations to mycotoxin control in Uganda. SN - 2196-2804 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-020-00079-2 DO - 10.1186/s40550-020-00079-2 ID - Nakavuma2020 ER -