A note on a severe salmonella typhimurium infection in ostrich chicks

Abstract EN

Ostrich baby chicks 1-2.5 months, raised in a private farm with capacity of 25 birds in Al-Kharj region south Riyadh.

were infected with Salmonella, the mortality was up to 20%.A live sick and dead birds were sent to the poultry disease laboratory for post-mortem examination and bacteria isolation.

Salmonella Typhimurium was isolated from liver, Spleen ,and Intestines of the infected birds, The birds were treated with Erythromycin (E), and Enrofioxacin(ENO) for five days, but no response showed up to medication ,the invitro susceptibility test was carried out on the isolated salmonella, the isolates were sensitive to Norfloxacin (NOR), Fosphomycine (FOS), Ciprotril (CIP), Gentamycin (GM), Flurnequine (AR), and Apramycin (APR) respectively.

Norfloxacin (NOR) was the drug of choice in treating the birds.

The isolates were resistant to five antibiotics used in this study were as follows: Ampicillin (AMP), Amoxycillin (AML), Danofloxacin (DF), Doxycyclin (D), and Sulfamethoxazole+Trimethoprim (SXT) respectively.

The birds were recovered after treating them with (NOR) for five days, and no more salmonella was detected post treatment with (NOR).