Vol. 12, Special Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Rachna Poonia, Sumnil Marwaha, Hemant Dadhich and Manisha Mathur

Abstract:
The primary objective of the study is to analyze the bacteriological studies associated with affected diarrhoeic buffalo calves irrespective age group, sex and breed. Faecal swab were collected aseptically from diarrhoeic calves for microbiological study. During post-mortem examination, a swab was taken from affected areas of gastro-intestinal tract showing lesions under aseptic conditions and transported on ice to laboratory. Then, swabs were placed in to nutrient broth medium for further process. This research work has been performed on Buffalo calves living in the private dairy farms and animals of personal holdings in the Bikaner region and neighboring parts of Rajasthan. This work comprises of Sixty calves with diarrhea symptoms and twenty calves with no signs of illness (Controlled). The experimental analysis revealed that some common bacteria found in the faecal samples of diarrheic calves are E. coli, Klebsiella spp., Salmonella spp., and Staphylococcus spp.