Babatunde, P., Ahmed, A., Shuaib, M., Raji, M., Aremu, A., Akorede, G., Sulyman, A., Umaru, A., Raufu, I. (2022). Antimicrobial profiles of Salmonella species isolated from ruminants slaughtered at the two major abattoirs in Ilorin, Nigeria. test, 3(4), 979-987. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.114014.1225
Philip Babatunde; Akeem O. Ahmed; Mahmoud A Shuaib; Mashood A Raji; Abdulfatai Aremu; Ganiu J. Akorede; Abdulwahab Sulyman; Ahmadu Umaru; Ibrahim A. Raufu. "Antimicrobial profiles of Salmonella species isolated from ruminants slaughtered at the two major abattoirs in Ilorin, Nigeria". test, 3, 4, 2022, 979-987. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.114014.1225
Babatunde, P., Ahmed, A., Shuaib, M., Raji, M., Aremu, A., Akorede, G., Sulyman, A., Umaru, A., Raufu, I. (2022). 'Antimicrobial profiles of Salmonella species isolated from ruminants slaughtered at the two major abattoirs in Ilorin, Nigeria', test, 3(4), pp. 979-987. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.114014.1225
Babatunde, P., Ahmed, A., Shuaib, M., Raji, M., Aremu, A., Akorede, G., Sulyman, A., Umaru, A., Raufu, I. Antimicrobial profiles of Salmonella species isolated from ruminants slaughtered at the two major abattoirs in Ilorin, Nigeria. test, 2022; 3(4): 979-987. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.114014.1225

Antimicrobial profiles of Salmonella species isolated from ruminants slaughtered at the two major abattoirs in Ilorin, Nigeria

Microbes and Infectious Diseases
Article 24, Volume 3, Issue 4, November 2022, Pages 979-987    PDF (354.47 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mid.2022.114014.1225
Authors
Philip Babatunde1; Akeem O. Ahmed* 1; Mahmoud A Shuaib2; Mashood A Raji1; Abdulfatai Aremu3; Ganiu J. Akorede3; Abdulwahab Sulyman4; Ahmadu Umaru5; Ibrahim A. Raufu1
1Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
2Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
3Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
4Federal College of Wildlife Management, New-Bussa, Nigeria
5Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Abstract
Background: Foodborne illness due to the genus Salmonella is one of the major challenges affecting public health worldwide and a threat to socioeconomic activities especially in the developing countries. The present study was carried out to determine the isolation rate and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Salmonella species from ruminants slaughtered for human consumption at the two major abattoirs in Ilorin, Kwara State. Methods: Between November, 2019 and February, 2020, a total 500 samples were collected from the two major abattoirs in Ilorin metropolis (cattle, n = 240; goat, n = 260). Salmonella species were isolated and identified using standard bacteriological techniques. The isolates were subjected antimicrobial susceptibility test using Kirby Bauer disk diffusion assay. Results: 20 (4 %) Salmonella isolates were obtained, there was no significant statistical difference between the isolation rates from cattle (3.75 %) and the small ruminant (4.23 %). Varying degree of resistance patterns were obtained with high proportion of the isolates (> 60 %) displaying resistance to penicillin and cephalosporin tested while low resistant phenotypes (5 %) were observed against quinolones. The isolates were pan-susceptible to gentamicin. Conclusion: The study documented multidrug resistant Salmonella isolates from ruminants slaughtered for human consumption. It is recommended that further studies to characterize the isolates will assist in recommending the appropriate control strategies to prevent the transmission of resistant Salmonella strains to human via food chain.
Keywords
Abattoirs; Antimicrobials; Ilorin; Ruminants; Salmonella
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