Table 2.

Fungal counts (CFU g⁻¹) in DRBC and DG18 media from brewer's samples.

	Fungal counts (CFU g−1)*
Sampling (days)	DRBC†		DG18‡
	Range§	Low quality (%)††	Range	Low quality (%)
0	1.0 × 102–3.9 × 106	62	3.0 × 102–8.0 × 106	73
7	6.8 × 103–6.6 × 106	91	1.0 × 103–6.6 × 106	83

*CFU g⁻¹: colony forming units per gram of sample.

^†DRBC: dichloran rose bengal chloranphenicol agar.

^‡DG18: dichloran 18% glycerol agar.

^§Minimum and maximum count values.

^††Percentages of samples that exceed limits to hygienic quality of feeds (1 x 10⁴ CFUg⁻¹) established by Good Manufacturing Practices [11].