Table-3.
Prevalence of the isolated bacterial strains from apparently healthy ducks in relation to the total number of samples.
| Bacterial species | Total number of ducks | Tracheal swabs (n=50) | Total number of slaughter ducks (n=50) | Total number of isolates/total number of samples (n=250) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart (50) | Lung (50) | Liver (50) | Spleen (50) | ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| P. multocida | 15 | 10 (20) | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) | 26 (10.4) |
| E. coli | 3 | 0 (0) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 9 (3.6) |
| S. epidermidis | 10 | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 25 (10) |
| P. aeruginosa | 2 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 5 (2) |
| P. vulgaris | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) |
| Total | 32 | 16 (32) | 14 (28) | 14 (28) | 14 (28) | 9 (18) | 67 (26.8) |
P. multocida=Pasteurella multocida, E. coli=Escherichia coli, S. epidermidis=Staphylococcus epidermidis, P. aeruginosa=Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. vulgaris=Proteus vulgaris