Table 4.
Pathogenic fungi isolated from forage/feed during the period October 1, 2002 and September 30, 2003.
Fodder type | Number sampled | Pathogenic fungi isolated | Number A. fumigatus | Number A. niger | Number A. flavus | Number Fusarium | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | ||||||
Canadian hay | 63 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Irish hay | 62 | 31 | 50 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
Haylage | 54 | 20 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Coarse mix | 38 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Oats | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Pelleted feed | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
No. = number positive % = % positive