Microbiological study of Otitis externa in Sheep in Diwaniya City

[摘要] In this study, twenty eight Awassi sheep suffering from otitis externa were examined for isolation and identification of bacterical infections.The study showed 53.6% of the sheeps were positive for bacterical islates.The results showed that Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most common bacteria (39,1%) followed by Staphylococcus aureus (26%) , Mannheimia haemolytica and Staphylococcus epidermidiis (13%) for each,while E.coli and Streptococcus spp. were less in common (1%) for each. Sensitivity tests of these isolate were studied and show highly sensitivity to ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin and highly resistant to Ampicillin.

[学科分类] 土木及结构工程学