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ABSTRACT
Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the eggs, meat and feathers they produce, or sometimes as pets. Poultry meat are the flesh of bird which are suitable as food. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Salmonella species from fresh poultry meat.
Frozen chicken samples were purchased from six different locations which include Uselu, Oba, Santana, New Benin, Agbor and Aduwawa markets in Benin City, Edo State. Culture media used were Nutrient Agar and Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate agar and were prepared according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Total heterotrophic bacterial count of the samples was done using standard plate count. Antibiotic sensitivity was done using disc diffusion method.
Bacterial count ranged from 2.49±0.767 x 103 cfu/gto 5.55±0.98 x 103 cfu/g. . Bacteria isolated was Salmonella species. Frozen meat samples from New Benin market had the highest occurrence of Salmonella species (24.14 %) while samples from Aduwawa market had the least occurrence (10.34%). Salmonella species was resistant to majority of the antibiotics used with chloramphenicol having the highest resistance (75.9%) to chloramphenicol. Salmonella species was totally susceptible to nitrofurantoin (100%). The essence of good sanitary practice in manufacturing of these products and individuals involved in the handling process cannot be over emphasized. To prevent the spread of resistant pathogens, antimicrobial susceptibility should be carefully monitored to promote appropriate usage of antibiotics on farms.
