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ONLINE : ISSN 2223-0343
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Antimicrobial resistance
of Salmonella isolated from
swine in Abia State, Nigeira |
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*1Nwiyi, P. and 2Amaechi, N.
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Department of Veterinary
Microbiology and Parasitology, Michael
Okpara
University
of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia
State,
Nigeria
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Abstract |
The aim of the study was to
evaluate the antimicrobial resistance against Salmonella isolated
from swine farms in Abia State, Nigeria. Salmonella isolates
(n=400) were obtained from 260 faecal samples and 90 environmental
samples. Of the faecal samples comprises 80 piglets, 80 growers and 80
finishers, isolates were classified into susceptible, intermediate or
resistant based on NCCLS guideline. Two-third of the isolates (6.4%)
were susceptible to all of the 10 antimicrobials in the antibiotic disc.
No noticeable resistance was recorded for amoxicillin, ceftriaxone,
cephalothin, ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid. About 0.8% isolates were
resistant to gentamycin. The frequencies of resistance were higher for
tetracycline (36.49%), streptomycin (23.5%), ampicillin (9.8%) and
kanamycin (14.8%). The absence of resistance to the fluoroquniolones and
low resistance to amoxicillin, gentamycin are findings that would be of
great importance to public and animal health. The level of common
resistance observed for kanamycin, streptomycin, ampicillin and
tetracycline indicates the need for a more effective use of these
antimicrobials.
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Keywords:
Salmonella;
resistance; multi-drug resistance; swine |
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To cite this article:
Nwiyi P and Amaechi N, 2013.
Antimicrobial resistance of salmonella isolated from
swine in Abia State, Nigeira.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci.,
3(5), 123-126. |
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