National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Antimicrobial resistance has made its niche in diverse animal pathogens including protozoa especially in emerging and re-emerging zoonotic pathogens, thus act as one of the most formidable enemy of the society. The study was aimed to document the prevailing antibacterial resistance profile of bacterial isolates from clinical samples (uterine discharge, mastitic milk, direct swabs from throat, nasal and ocular infection) of different animal species (bovine, caprine, canine and poultry). The isolated bacteria are Pasteurella, E. coli, Klebsiella, Salmonella, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium and Bacillus. Resistance to at least one antimicrobial agent was demonstrated in all the isolates and the highest levels of multidrug-resistant strains were obtained from bovine milk followed by cloacal swabs of poultry birds. E.coli was found to be most sensitive to amikacin, ceftazidime and cefotetan; Staphylococcus aureus to piperacillin/tazobactam; Streptococcus sp to piperacillin/tazobactam, ceftazidime and ticarcillin/clavulanic acid; Pseudomonas and Klebsiella sp to amikacin; and Pasteurella multocida was found to be sensitive to cefotaxime, clindamycin, chloramphenicol and gentamicin. This profile will help in selection of antimicrobials for treatment of animals in the North-Western region of Punjab.
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