Prevalence and Characteristics of Enteric Pathogens Detected in Diarrhoeic and Non-Diarrhoeic Foals in Trinidad
Joint Authors
Harris, Robin
Suepaul, Rod
Small, Julie-Anne
Stewart-Johnson, Alva
Sankar, Kerri
Adesiyun, Abiodun A.
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The study determined the relative importance of Escherichia coli, E.
coli O157, Salmonella spp., Clostridium spp., rotavirus, Cryptosporidium spp., and Strongyloides westeri in foal (diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic) available for sampling during the foaling season of 2010 and determined their sensitivity to antimicrobial agents.
A cross-sectional study was conducted on 164 foals (9 diarrhoeic and 155 non-diarrhoeic) from 15 farms in Trinidad.
Isolation and detection of enteric pathogens followed standard methods, and the antibiograms of E.
coli and Salmonella spp.
were determined using the disc diffusion method.
All organisms investigated were detected except E.
coli O157.
A high prevalence of E.
coli (85.0%), Cryptosporidium spp.
(64.8%), Strongyloides westeri (35.7%) was seen, but the prevalence was comparatively low for Clostridium spp.
(12.9%), Salmonella spp.
(4.4%) and rotavirus (2.1%).
Only Salmonella spp.
was isolated at a statistically significantly (P<0.05; χ2) higher frequency from diarrhoeic (25.0%) than non-diarrhoeic (4.0%) foals.
Amongst E.
coli isolates, the frequency of resistance was higher in isolates from diarrhoeic compared with non-diarrhoeic foals but the difference was only statistically significant (P<0.05; χ2) for tetracycline.
All isolates of Salmonella spp.
were sensitive to streptomycin and sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim, a finding that may have therapeutic significance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Harris, Robin& Sankar, Kerri& Small, Julie-Anne& Suepaul, Rod& Stewart-Johnson, Alva& Adesiyun, Abiodun A.. 2012. Prevalence and Characteristics of Enteric Pathogens Detected in Diarrhoeic and Non-Diarrhoeic Foals in Trinidad. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Harris, Robin…[et al.]. Prevalence and Characteristics of Enteric Pathogens Detected in Diarrhoeic and Non-Diarrhoeic Foals in Trinidad. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Harris, Robin& Sankar, Kerri& Small, Julie-Anne& Suepaul, Rod& Stewart-Johnson, Alva& Adesiyun, Abiodun A.. Prevalence and Characteristics of Enteric Pathogens Detected in Diarrhoeic and Non-Diarrhoeic Foals in Trinidad. Veterinary Medicine International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493591
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493591