Preputial bacterial flora and antibacterial susceptibility in Camels in Maiduguri, North-eastern, Nigeria-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Preputial bacterial flora and antibacterial susceptibility in Camels in Maiduguri, North-eastern, Nigeria

Published:2023-06-30 Issue: Volume: Page:146-150
ISSN:2811-1346
Container-title:Journal of Sustainable Veterinary and Allied Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:JoSVAS

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate preputial aerobic bacterial flora from Camels in the arid zone of Northern Nigeria. Preputial swabs were randomly collected from twenty (20) clinically healthy adult Camels (Camelus dromedarius). Using standard bacteriological techniques, the following bacteria were identified; Escherichia coli (22.9%), Streptococcus species (22.9%), Staphylococcus aureus (21.4%), Klebsiella Species (17.1%) and Shigella (15.7%). These isolated bacteria were found to be susceptible to Amoxicillin, Ampiclox, Ciprofloxacin, Gentamycin and Levofloxacin. However, Klebsiella and Shigella species showed intermediate susceptibility to streptomycin and Shigella further showed resistance to chloramphenicol. The results of this study showed that some bacteria colonized the prepuce of camel and there is a need for preputial washing before breeding to reduce the transmission of venereal disease. Amoxicillin, Ampiclox, Ciprofloxacin, Gentamycin and Levofloxacin could be used as therapeutic agents for venereal diseases that could be caused by the aforementioned bacteria in Camelids.

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Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umdike (MOUAU)

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