ISSN 2375-0863
African Journal of Poultry Farming ISSN 2375-0863 Vol. 7 (3), pp. 001-004, March, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Representation and antibiogram of Salmonella spp. from poultry samples
*Jawaharlal Gandhi, Salman Modi and E. V.Swami
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner, India.
Accepted 23 September, 2018
Abstract
The present study was done for characterization and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of the Salmonella spp. found as contaminants in chicken carcass. The overall incidence of Salmonella contamination of poultry carcass was found to be 4.90% with the higher percentage of Salmonella being isolated from chicken meat (8.00%) followed by liver and spleen (6.25%). The isolates were identified as Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Paratyphi B and Salmonella (Rough). Eight Salmonella isolates obtained from poultry were confirmed as Salmonella spp. according to their biochemical profile and their sensitivity to different antimicrobial agents. Amikacin, kanamycin and ciprofloxacin were found to be the most effective antibiotics against Salmonella spp.
Key words: Characterization, Salmonella spp., chicken carcass, antibiotic sensitivity.