Vol. 11, Special Issue 3 (2022)

Author(s):
Snigdha Shrivastava, Krishan Kumar Mishra, Neeraj Shrivastava, Kanchan K Walwadkar, Anil Kumar Singh and G Daniel Risheen

Abstract:
The study was conducted for the estimation of prevalence of goat diarrhoea due to E. coli in and around Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh. A total of 200 faecal samples were collected from diarrhoeic goat and were screened for the presence of E. coli. The microbiological samples were processed for isolation of E. coli and isolates were identified on the basis of cultural, morphological, biochemical characteristics and were also subjected to antibiotic sensitivity test for determining antimicrobial sensitivity/ resistance pattern. Maximum prevalence of E. coli associated diarrhoea in kids was recorded in the age group of 0-14 days (35%), followed by age group 15- 30 days (25.5%). The E. coli isolates from diarrhoeic samples, were highly sensitive to Gentamicin (97.7%) and Amikacin (97.7%) followed by Chloramphenicol (92.5%), Meropenem (82.7%), Ciprofloxacin (78.1%) and Tetracycline (70.6%).