Isolation, Identification and Antibiogram Profile of Salmonella pathogen from free ranging Chicken Cloacal Swabs in Konta-Zone South West Ethiopia

Abstract

Salmonellosis is the major food born disease in the world with series public health problem. A cross sectional study was conducted from march to June 2024 to determine the prevalence of Salmonella in the study area to isolate, identify, and antimicrobial resistance profile of Salmonella species in chicken cloacal swabs from the Konta Zone of Southwest Ethiopia. A total of 384 cloacal swab samples from backyard poultry farms raising exotic, local, and hybrid breeds. The descriptive statistic method was used for analysis to determine the significance of difference or variation of prevalence. The study was conducted utilizing the conventional methods and the biochemical tests were done for the detection of Salmonella spp