Bacterial Isolates and their Antibiograms from Diarrhoeic Buffaloes Suman, Post Graduate Scholar, Jain Vinod Kumar*, Professor, Mittal Dinesh1, Sindhu Neelesh2, Kumar Tarun2 Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS), Hisar-125004 (Haryana) 1Assistant Professor, Central Lab 2Assistant Professor, Teaching Veterinary Clinics *Corresponding author. E-mail: vkjainluvas@rediffmail.com
Online published on 20 November, 2017. Abstract The study included twenty four (24) buffaloes with diarrhoea reported with complaint of anorexia or inappetence, less water intake, loose to watery faeces with increased frequency of defaecation, yellow to greenish colouration having foul smell and bubbles, hematochezia and also melena. The diagnosis was based on clinical signs and cultural examination. Bacteria isolated from faecal swab samples were E. coli, Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp. and Bacillus spp. Antibiogram profile of isolates revealed fluoroquinolone group of antibiotics (Ciprofloxacin and Norfloxacin) was the most sensitive followed by Ceftriaxone. Top Keywords Antibiogram, buffalo, ciprofloxacin, diarrhoea, norfloxacin. Top |