Bacteriologic survey of hepatic and cardiac lesions in commercial poultry carcasses

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 DVM Graduated from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Animal and Poultry Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

4 MSc., Department of Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

    The aim of this study was to survey the infectious lesions of liver and heart of commercial poultry carcasses caused by bacteria, to assess the role and the rate of incidence of bacteria other than E. coli in development of liver and heart lesions in commercial poultry flocks, and to determine the antimicrobial sensitivity of the isolated bacteria. Samples were taken from heart blood and liver’s visceral surface of 614 carcasses obtained from 150 flocks (including 118 broiler flocks, 14 laying flocks, 12 turkey flocks, 2 breeder flocks, 2 quail flocks and 2 partridge flocks) located in 18 provinces of Iran. The bacterial isolates were classified into genus and species based on microbiological standard methods. Out of 484 isolates, 382 (78.92%) Escherichia coli, 37 (7.64%) Salmonella, 18 (3.71%) Proteus, 17 (3.51%) Staphylococcus aureus, 9 (1.85%) Streptococcus, 7 (1.44%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 6 (1.23%) Klebsiella, 5 (1.03%) Staphylococcus epidermidis and 4 (0.71%) negative coagulase Staphylococci were detected while in 165 cases, no bacteria were found. Salmonella was detected in a young turkey flock (7-day old). Antimicrobial sensitivity test was performed for 100 E. coli isolates from broiler flocks, 2 E. coli isolates from quail flock and 30 Salmonella isolates. The resistance pattern of E. coli isolates included 56 patterns. The highest drug resistance was observed to doxycycline, flumequine, tetracycline and enrofloxacin. In 30 salmonella isolates, 17 resistance patterns were observed. The highest drug resistance was observed to ampicillin and nalidixic acid. All Salmonella isolates belonged to serogroup D. Results showed that Escherichia coli was the most common pathogen isolated from heart and liver lesions but other bacterial infections should also be noticed. Drug resistance patterns even in isolates of one farm may vary; therefore, performing antimicrobial sensitivity test is necessary prior to prescribing any antibacterial agent in a farm.

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