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Abstract
Gharbiya Governorate is one of the main poultry production areas in Egypt. A good understanding of the structure of the poultry production and producers’ attitudes is critical when designing and implementing realistic and effective control strategies for poultry diseases. A total of 65 poultry farms were visited, in addition to interviewing owners and/or workers, poultry feeds samples were collected. Survey questionnaire was analyzed and feed samples were analyzed for the detection of total aflatoxin (TA) and ochratoxin A (OTA). The concentrations of TA and OTA in the samples were determined using direct competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). All samples were contaminated with both aflatoxins and ochratoxins. The mean concentration of aflatoxins in feed samples was 73.25 ppb, and 100% of samples were higher than the maximum permissible limit (MPL) (20 µ/kg). The mean concentration of ochratoxins in feed samples was 43.58 ppb, and 2.22% of samples were higher than the MPL, (100 µ/kg). The aim of this study was to characterize the poultry production system in Gharbiya Governorate and assessing the risk of contamination of poultry feed with mycotoxins.