Isolation, Identification and Antibiogram Pattern of Bacteria Associated with Postpartum Metritis in Dairy Cattle
Vishal Yadav
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Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Shivali Khandelwal
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Sandeep Dholpuria
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Govind Narayan Purohit
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Microbial agents were isolated from forty-three clinical cases of postpartum metritis in dairy cattle from Bikaner, Rajasthan, India and their antibiogram pattern was recorded. Staphylococcus species were the most prevalent and Klebsiella species were the least prevalent. Maximum percent of uterine isolates were sensitive to Ceftiofur sodium, Ceftriaxone, Cephapirin, Cefoperazone and were resistant to Ampicillin and Amoxycillin. This analysis may help in understanding and tracking the types of microorganisms involved and the development of antimicrobial sensitivity and resistance patterns for different categories and generations of antibiotics frequently used in given geographical area related to clinical cases of metritis in dairy cattle.
Keywords: Antibiogram pattern, antibiotics, dairy cattle, metritis, postpartum