Journal of Veterinary Science & Medicine
Research Article
Isolation and Multiple Drug Resistance Patterns of Salmonella Isolates from Selected Dairy Farms in Hawassa Town, Ethiopia
Fesseha H*, Aliye S, Kifle T and Mathewos M
School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia
*Address for correspondence: Haben Fesseha, School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University,
Ethiopia, PO Box 138, Wolaita Sodo, Southern, Ethiopia; E-mail:
tseyon.h@gmail.com
Submission: 20-January-2020
Accepted: 21-February-2020
Published: 22- February-2020
Copyright: © 2020 Fesseha H Heredia Peralta DT, et al. This is an
open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
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Abstract
A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2017
to May 2018 on selected dairy farms in Hawassa town to isolate and
assess the in-vitro antibiotic biogram of Salmonella from lactating dairy
cows, personnel’s and equipments at farms. A total of 216 samples
were collected from selected dairy farms. All samples were processed
bacteriologically following standard procedures outlined by ISO 6579:
2002. The overall prevalence of Salmonella was 12.9% (28/216) of the
total samples. Out of total, 64.3% (18/28), 10.7% (3/28) and 25% (7/28)
were from lactating cows, personnels’, and equipments, respectively.
Based on antimicrobial susceptibility testing, all isolates were resistant
at least to one or more antimicrobials tested. Accordingly, 96.4%
(27/28), 82.1% (23/28) and 75.0% (21/28) isolates showed resistance for
oxytetracycline, kanamycin, and nalidixic acid, respectively. Out of all
the resistant isolates, 96.4% (27/28) showed multiple antibiotic resistance
(resistance to two or more antibiotics) patterns. Multiple antimicrobials
resistance was observed in 66.7% (18/27), 7.4% (2/27) and 25.9% (7/27)
from lactating cows, personnels’, and equipments, respectively.
Thus, awareness creation to the public regarding the public health
importance of multiple drug-resistant Salmonella species and the
consumption of unpasteurized milk and milk products is important.