East African Community2023-07-172023-07-172018-04East African Community. (2018). Mitigating harmful effects of aflatoxin on animal health and productivity. Policy Brief No. 6, 2018, East African Communityhttps://doi.org/10.60682/eqvx-r529EAC Policy Brief on Aflatoxin Prevention and ControlLivestock plays a key role in the economies and livelihoods of the people in the East African Community (EAC). The sector contributes an average of 10% of GDP of EAC partner states. Average contribution of livestock to agricultural GDP is between 30% and 15%. Despite the potential, the sector is faced with many challenges including aflatoxin related impacts on animal health and productivity. Aflatoxin is a poison produced by a fungi residing in the soil and dead decaying matter in the field and infect crops such as maize, groundnuts, cassava and bean among others while they are still on the farm, (pre-harvest) after harvest during storage (post-harvest) and also during storage and processing. All animals are affected by consumption or exposure to aflatoxin especially through contaminated feeds as well as pastures, hay, straw and silage among others and this contributes to various livestock diseases and low livestock productivity especially highly susceptible animals such as rabbits, ducks, and pigs dogs, calves, turkeys and sheep, cattle and chick among others. Aflatoxin has proven to have negative health impacts on animals, which include death from ingesting large amounts; lowered productivity; and immunosuppression. In mammals, acute and chronic Aflatoxicosis, may lead to damage of the liver and other effects on animal health and productivity. Aflatoxicosis is the poisoning that results from ingesting aflatoxins in contaminated food or feed.enOther