THE OCCURRENCE AND ANTIBIOTICS SENSITIVITY PROFILE OF Salmonella and Eschericial coli IN COMMERCIAL POULTRY FEEDS IN MINNA, NIGER STATE
Adamu Saba Mohammed, John Baba, Abdullahi Mohammed, Shaba Alhaji Mohammed, Musa Baba Mohammed.
Abstract
The study was conducted to determine the presence of Escherichia coli and Salmonella pathogens from different brand of commercially available poultry feeds in Minna metropolis. A total of 60 samples from three poultry feeds namely; Starter, finisher and layers were aseptically collected and analyzed using standard microbiological techniques. All samples analyzed were cultured on Nutrient agar media by spread plates technique and subsequently on selective media for total bacterial count. Total viable count (TVC) of Salmonella and E. coli recorded in the feeds were as follows: starter 3.47cfu/g, finisher 4.84 cfu/g and layers 9.02 cfu/g. There was a significant (p
Key words: Poultry Feeds, Total viable count, contamination, Salmonella, E.coli
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