Veterinary Science & Technology

Biniam Tsegaye

Publications

• Research Article
  Study on Prevalence and Distribution of Salmonella Isolates from Apparently Healthy Sheep and Goats Slaughtered at Addis Ababa Abattoir Enterprise,Ethiopia.
  Author(s): Bedaso Kebede Kassaye, Dinsefa Jemal Hassen, Kifle Alemu Leja and Biniam TsegayeBedaso Kebede Kassaye, Dinsefa Jemal Hassen, Kifle Alemu Leja and Biniam Tsegaye
  
  A cross-sectional study was carried out from November 2010-April 2011 to determine the prevalence and distribution of salmonella isolates from apparently healthy sheep and goats slaughtered at Addis Ababa Abattoir enterprise, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A total of 384 sheep and goats were randomly selected and examined for the presence of salmonella in liver, kidney, spleen, carcass, mesenteric lymph node and feces. Three hundred eighty four samples of liver (0.00%), kidney (0.00%), spleen (0.00%), muscle (0.00%), carcass (0.00%), mesenteric lymph node (1.9%) and feces (5.3%) were examined. The isolation and identification of salmonella were carried out according to the technique recommended by the Standard Technique. Out of 384 samples, a total of 4 (1.04%) salmonella were isolated of which 1.5% (n=200) and 0.5% (n=184) were from sheep and goats respectively. Out of the positive isolates,.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000268

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