ABSTRACT
Food borne diseases are continuing challenges
to human health worldwide. Over the decades, the epidemiology of foodbome
diseases has changed rapidly as a consequence of changes in the social
environment and the ability ofpathogens to adapt to new niches. This study was
to determine the antibiotics susceptibility profile of Salmonella spp from
Poultry Farms in Umuahia. A total of sixty (60) poultry samples represented by
faeces and cloacae were collected from different poultry farms in Umuahia for the
purpose of this work. The collected samples were processed, inoculated and
cultured on Salmonella/Shigella agar using spread plate techniques. From the
present study, the percentage occurrence of Salmonella from poultry samples
obtained from farms within Umuahia revealed that out of the sixty (60) samples
examined for the incidence of Salmonella specie, a total of forty-two (42)
samples showed positive growth indicating the presence of Salmonella specie.
Among the various locations examined for the presence of Salmonella species in
the poultry samples, samples obtained from Nkwoegwu had the highest percentage
occurrence of Salmonella species at 21(50.0%), followed by Ahieke at 13(30.9%),
while the least was recorded for Olokoro at 8(19.0%). The drug susceptibility
profile of bacterial isolate from the poultry samples revealed that Ofloxacin
(5mcg) and Gentamicin (lOmcg) exhibited high percentage of sensitivity against
the Salmonella isolates at 35(83.3%), while Ceftiaxone (30mcg), Amoxicillin
(30mcg), Cioxacillin (5mcg), Cefuroxime (30mcg), Ceftazidime (30mcg), and
Erythromycin (30mcg) showed high level of resistance against the Salmonella
isolates at 37(88.0%), 38(90.4%), 34(80.9%), 42(100%), 29(69.0%) and 421(97.6%)
respectively. The high sensitivity to the antibiotics drug (Ofloxacin and
Gentamicin) indicates that the drug could serve as the drugs of choice in the
control of salmonellosis in the poultry production setting in Umuahia. The
presence of Salmonella contamination in local poultry products is of public
health concern, therefore there is need for optimum hygienic practices in farms
in order to decrease bacterial load in poultry products in Umuahia.
OGBONNAYA, I (2024). Antibiotics Susceptibility Profile Of Salmonella Species Isolated From Poultry Farm In Umuahia:- Ogbonnaya, Samuel I.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Sep 08, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antibiotics-susceptibility-profile-of-salmonella-species-isolated-from-poultry-farm-in-umuahia-ogbonnaya-samuel-i-7-2
ISAAC, OGBONNAYA. "Antibiotics Susceptibility Profile Of Salmonella Species Isolated From Poultry Farm In Umuahia:- Ogbonnaya, Samuel I." Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 17 Apr. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antibiotics-susceptibility-profile-of-salmonella-species-isolated-from-poultry-farm-in-umuahia-ogbonnaya-samuel-i-7-2. Accessed 08 Sep. 2024.
ISAAC, OGBONNAYA. "Antibiotics Susceptibility Profile Of Salmonella Species Isolated From Poultry Farm In Umuahia:- Ogbonnaya, Samuel I.". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 17 Apr. 2024. Web. 08 Sep. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antibiotics-susceptibility-profile-of-salmonella-species-isolated-from-poultry-farm-in-umuahia-ogbonnaya-samuel-i-7-2 >.
ISAAC, OGBONNAYA. "Antibiotics Susceptibility Profile Of Salmonella Species Isolated From Poultry Farm In Umuahia:- Ogbonnaya, Samuel I." Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 08 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antibiotics-susceptibility-profile-of-salmonella-species-isolated-from-poultry-farm-in-umuahia-ogbonnaya-samuel-i-7-2