Aijaz Hussain SOOMRO, Muhammad KHASKHELI, Muhammad Bachal BHUTTO

123120

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella serovars isolated from poultry meat in Hyderabad, Pakistan

This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Salmonella in broiler chicken meat sold in Hyderabad, Pakistan. A total of 100 samples were randomly collected from poultry meat retail markets and examined for the presence of Salmonella. The prevalence rate recorded was 38%. The most prevalent serogroups were S. enteritidis, S. typhi, S. pullorum, and S. typhimurium. All the Salmonella isolates showed resistance to ampicillin, and sensitivity to tetracycline, streptomycin, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, gentamicin, tobramycin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and chloramphenicol. The findings highlighted the magnitude of Salmonella contamination in chicken meat sold in the city, and the antibiotic resistance of Salmonella isolates is an indication of indiscriminate and continuous use of antibiotics in poultry feed as well as in the broiler flocks. The results showed the possible significance of chicken meat as a source of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella for human infections and suggested the need for further detailed epidemiological studies.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 2010; 34: 455-460. Full text: pdf Other articles published in the same issue: Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci., vol.34, iss.5.

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella serovars isolated from poultry meat in Hyderabad, Pakistan

This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Salmonella in broiler chicken meat sold in Hyderabad, Pakistan. A total of 100 samples were randomly collected from poultry meat retail markets and examined for the presence of Salmonella. The prevalence rate recorded was 38%. The most prevalent serogroups were S. enteritidis, S. typhi, S. pullorum, and S. typhimurium. All the Salmonella isolates showed resistance to ampicillin, and sensitivity to tetracycline, streptomycin, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, gentamicin, tobramycin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and chloramphenicol. The findings highlighted the magnitude of Salmonella contamination in chicken meat sold in the city, and the antibiotic resistance of Salmonella isolates is an indication of indiscriminate and continuous use of antibiotics in poultry feed as well as in the broiler flocks. The results showed the possible significance of chicken meat as a source of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella for human infections and suggested the need for further detailed epidemiological studies.

Keywords:

Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 2010; 34: 455-460. Full text: pdf Other articles published in the same issue: Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci., vol.34, iss.5.,

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences-Cover

ISSN: 1300-0128
Yayın Aralığı: 6
Yayıncı: TÜBİTAK

Arşiv

Sayıdaki Diğer Makaleler

Spontaneous canine transmissible venereal tumor: cell morphology and influence on P-glycoprotein expression

Luis Fernando Jantzen GASPAR, Isabelle FERREIRA, Marcia MOLETA COLODEL

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella serovars isolated from poultry meat in Hyderabad, Pakistan

Aijaz Hussain SOOMRO, Muhammad KHASKHELI, Muhammad Bachal BHUTTO

Hydrosalpinx and hydrobursitis in infertile goats

Kaiser E. DAWOOD*

Comparative efficacy of seven brands of albendazole against naturally acquired gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia

Bersissa KUMSA, Adugna TOLERA, Ajebu NURFETA

Bilateral abscesses of the maxillary carnassial teeth in a female Pekinese

Abutorab Tabatabaei NAEINI, Alireza Raayat JAHROMI, Samira MEHRSHAD

Single intramuscular administration of long-acting oxytetracycline in grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)

George RIGOS, Pantelis KATHARIOS, Nikos PAPANDROULAKIS

Responses to abrupt changes in feeding and illumination in laying hens

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (giant cell type) of soft parts in the abdominal mammary region of a female Ankara (Angora) cat

M. Özgür ÖZYİĞİT, Deniz NAK, Rahşan YILMAZ, Yavuz NAK, Gözde ŞİMŞEK

The pharmacokinetics of cefepime in goats following single-dose i.v. and i.m. administration

Shahid PRAWEZ, Rajinder RAINA, Dimitritchka DIMITROVA, Nrip Kishore PANKAJ

Intestinal geotrichosis in a German shepherd

Ya-jane LEE, Wei-li HSU, Chin-fu LIN, Shao-wei LEE, Feng-pang CHENG