FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(A Peer Review Journal)
e–ISSN: 2408–5162; p–ISSN: 2048–5170
keywords: Antibiogram, quail eggs, resistance, Salmonella, sensitivity
Quail eggs are considered a delicacy which is consumed raw by most consumers with the aim of deriving all the nutritional and medicinal benefits. Salmonellosis is a major public health problem around the world, affecting both animals and humans. This study was carried out to elucidate the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and antibiogram of the isolates in quail eggs sold in major markets within Zaria and Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna state, Nigeria using standard isolation techniques for Salmonella species and the standard disk diffusion method for the antibiotic sensitivity tests. A total of two hundred and eighty (280) quail eggs were collected from 7 different markets, 3 isolates of Salmonella was obtained, and this gave a prevalence of 10.71%. The Salmonella isolates showed a hundred percent (100%) sensitivity to Sulphademethoxazole/ trimethroprim, Chloramphenicol, Streptomycin, Kanamycin, Tetracycline, Trimethoprim, Gentamycin and Ciprofloxacin. While all isolates showed a hundred percent (100%) resistance to Amoxicillin/ clavulanic acid, Nitrofurantoin and Penicillin G. The consumption of raw or improperly cooked quail eggs was discouraged, also regulatory control of antibiotics usage in quail egg production to ensure consumer safety was therefore recommended.
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