Table-4.
Prevalence of the isolated bacterial strains from diseased ducks in relation to 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 | 30 | 19 (38) | 11 (22) | 11 (22) | 11 (22) | 11 (22) | 63 (25.2) |
| E. coli | 25 | 14 (28) | 11 (22) | 11 (22) | 11 (22) | 10 (20) | 57 (22.8) |
| S. aureus | 11 | 5 (10) | 6 (12) | 6 (12) | 6 (12) | 5 (10) | 28 (12.2) |
| S. epidermidis | 10 | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 4 (8) | 3 (6) | 22 (8.8) |
| P. aeruginosa | 10 | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 25 (10) |
| S. Typhimurium | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (10) | 2 (4) | 7 (2.8) |
| P. vulgaris | 9 | 2 (4) | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | 7 (14) | 6 (12) | 25 (10) |
| Total | 100 | 50 (100) | 43 (86) | 43 (86) | 49 (98) | 42 (84) | 227 (90.8) |
P. multocida=Pasteurella multocida, E. coli=Escherichia coli, S. epidermidis=Staphylococcus epidermidis, P. aeruginosa=Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. vulgaris=Proteus vulgaris, S. aureus=Staphylococcus aureus, S. Typhimurium=Salmonella Typhimurium