?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Frequency+Of+Isolation+Of+Salmonella+From+Commercial+Poultry+Feeds+And+Their+Anti-Microbial+Resistance+Profiles%2C+Imo+State%2C+Nigeria&rft.creator=Okoli+Ifeanyi%2C+Charles&rft.creator=Ndujihe+E%2C+G&rft.creator=Ogbuewu+P%2C+I&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=This+study+was+conducted+to+determine+the+frequency+of+isolation+of+salmonella+and+their+microbial+resistance+profiles+across+different+commercial+poultry+feeds+sold+in+Imo+State%2C+Nigeria.+Thirty-six+bulk+feed+samples+were+colleted+from+154+bag+across+different+feed+types+and+brands+which+included+Guinea+(GF)%2C+Top+(TF)%2C+Vital+(VF)%2C+Extra+(EF)%2C+Animal+care+(AF)+and+livestock+(LF)+feeds.+The+salmonella+isolated+were+tested+against+14+anti-microbial+drugs+using+the+disc+diffusion+method.+Bacterial+load+enumeration+of+the+samples+indicated+a+range+of+%3C30+colony+forming+unit+(CFU)+to+overgrowth+at+104+serial+dilutions.+Eight+feed+samples+(22.2%25)+which+cuts+across+the+entire+feed+brands+expect+EF+were+positive+for+salmonella.+The+highest+prevalence+of+28.8%25+and+25.0%25+were+recorded+for+LF+and+TF+respectively%2C+while+VF%2C+GF+and+AF+had+11.1+and+10.0%25+respectively.+Salmonella+isolates+showed+high+rates+of+resistance+(51-100%25)+against+nitrofurantoin%2C+ampicillin%2C+tetracycline+and+ceftriazole%2C+while+moderate+rates+(31-50%25)+were+recorded+for+chloramphenicol%2C+oxfloxacin+and+cotrimoxazole.+Low+resistance+rates+(1-30%25)+were+on+the+other+hand+recorded+against+ciprofloxacin+and+amoxycillin+clavulanate+(Augumentine)%2C+whereas+zero+resistance+was+demonstrated+against+pefloxacin%2C+gentamycin%2C+streptomycin+and+nalidixic.+Commercial+feeds+form+important+channels+for+the+dissemination+of+multi-drug+resistant+salmonella+in+Imo+State%2C+Nigeria.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya+Bevinje%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.contributor=Baliga+B%2C+Dr.+Shatharam&rft.date=2006-09&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5167%2F1%2F2006-2-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Okoli+Ifeanyi%2C+Charles+and+Ndujihe+E%2C+G+and+Ogbuewu+P%2C+I++(2006)+Frequency+Of+Isolation+Of+Salmonella+From+Commercial+Poultry+Feeds+And+Their+Anti-Microbial+Resistance+Profiles%2C+Imo+State%2C+Nigeria.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5167%2F