Abstract
This investigation reports the isolation and antibiogram of pneumonic pasteurellosis causing microbes, Mannheimia haemolytica (MH) and Pasturella multocida (PM) from the nasopharynx of transport stressed Nigerian goats. Nasal swabs were taken from 63 that were transport stressed (group A), 21 goats that were transport stressed followed by rest for two weeks (group B) and 21 resident goats which were not transported (group C). The characterisation, identification of the isolates was carried out using standard methods while the antibiotics sensitivity test was by disc diffusion technique. The rate of isolation and load of MH and PM from the nasal cavity was significantly higher in transport-stressed goats while there was no significance difference between groups B and C. The duration of journey did not significantly affect the isolation rate of the two organisms except the bacterial load of MH. Most isolates were susceptible to the quinolones (cefuroxime, ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin) and resistant to gentamycin, augmentin, nitrofurantoin, ceflazidime and ampicillin. Efforts should be geared towards improving state of Nigerian roads, animal transportation and the treatment plan that is commonly used for stabilising transport-stressed animals especially with the use of rest and appropriate antibiotics prophylaxis. Key words: Goats, transport-stress, Mannheimia hemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Nigeria.
Highlights
The management of goats in most parts of Africa is often extensive and it’s primarily in the hands of women and children
Efforts should be geared towards improving state of Nigerian roads, animal transportation and the treatment plan that is commonly used for stabilising transport-stressed animals especially with the use of rest and appropriate antibiotics prophylaxis
The isolation and load of Mannheimia haemolytica (MH) and Pasturella multocida (PM) from the nasal cavity were significantly (P
Summary
The management of goats in most parts of Africa is often extensive and it’s primarily in the hands of women and children. Goats thrive in most ecological zones but often than not, they predominantly domiciled in the arid and semi arid areas of Nigeria where there are vast expanse of land to support their production. The transportation of such animals from this area to other parts had become an age long, inevitable husbandry practice (Fazio and Ferlazzo, 2003; Minka and Ayo, 2007) especially in Nigeria where most of the food animals are often transported from the dry north to the humid south by road, either to be slaughtered or intensively reared.
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