Ciência e Tecnologia Veterinária

Isolation of Non-thyphoidal Salmonella from Goat feaces in Haramaya District, Eastern Hararghe

Abstract

Yalew Abiyu Senbeto*

Nontyphoidal Salmonella is most important food borne zoonotic pathogens causing gastro enteritis both in developed and developing countries of the world. They represent an important human and animal pathogen worldwide. A cross sectional study was conducted to isolate Nontyphoidal salmonella from goat feaces at Haramaya district, specifically Becheke and Ifa Bate peasant associations. A total of 126 feacal sampe was directly collected from rectum and processed in laboratory based on protocol recommended by the International Standardization Organization designed for isolation of salmonella (ISO-6579, 2002) with some modifications. Out of the total 126 goat faecal samples examined, 4(3.2%) was detected to be positive. The prevalence was slightly higher in Ifa Bate (4.9%) than 1(1.5%), Becheke with no significant difference in the prevalence. The prevalence of salmonella was also found to be higher in young goats 1(8.3%), followed by old 2(5.3%) and adult 1(1.3%) goats with no significant statistical association between the age groups. The prevalence of salmonella was also found to be slightly higher in female goats. Since there were no previous study in the area, this study indicate that the necessity of a further Investigation on the isolation, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility and Epidemiology of non-typhoid salmonella from goat feces.