Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Ramesh Kankanawadi, Basavaraj Awati, Ambadas and Shakuntala Kage

Abstract:
The present study was designed to study the antibiogram profile of the Salmonella spp. from pigs. A total of 175 fecal samples collected from different pig farms which are located in Bidar, Hassan and Tumakuru districts of Karnataka In the present study, all twenty four Salmonella spp. isolates were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility test. About eight antibiotic agent’s viz., Co-Trimoxazole (100%), Enrofloxacin (87.5%), Gentamicin (79.3%), Tetracycline (79.3%), Norfloxacin (54.2%), Ceftriaxon/ Tazobactam (50%), Chloramphenicol (45.8%), Amikacin (12.5%) showed complete sensitivity against Salmonella spp. isolates. Further, eight antibiotic agents viz., Amikacin (62.5%), Ceftriaxon/Tazobactam (50%), Neomycin (45.8%), Norfloxacin (25.1%), Chloramphenicol (25%), Gentamicin (20.7%), Enrofloxacin (12.5%), Amoxyclav (4.2%) showed intermediate sensitivity towards isolates. .Salmonella spp. isolates were found highly resistant towards Ampicillin (100%), Cefepime (100%), Piperacillin/ Tazobactam (100%), Erythromycin (100%) followed by Amoxyclav (95.8%), while moderately resistant towards Neomycin (54.2%) and lesser percent of isolates were resistant to Chloramphenicol (29.2%), Amikacin (25%), Tetracycline (20.7%), Norfloxacin (20.7%).