INCIDENCE OF ENTEROBACTERIACEAE IN DRESSED CARCASSES OF SHEEP IN ISMAILIA GOVERNORATE.

Abstract

The tnean value of APCs in the samples obtained from the intestines and the mesenteric lymph nodes were 2.6 x 106 ± 2.3 x 105 and 4.9 x 105 ± 3.3 x 103 respectively.

Mean value of APCs in the samples of liver was 5 x 104 ± 2.7 x 104

meanwhile the mean value of the hepatic lytnph nodes, 1.1 x 105 ± 8.0 X 103 . Higher value was recorded from the gallbladder where the mean value of APCs attained 3.5 x I 05 ± 3.1 x I03. As regard to the diaphragnlatic tnuscles-the. representative or mutton in thistudy - the

mean

. valu

e of APCs was ].3 x 10 ± 2 x 10 .

79% of mesenteric lymph nodes showed APCs count exceeding

105, while 61 %of the intestines had counts ranged between I o<'- I 07. Also, 77 % of gallbladder samples had counts exceeding I 05 and attained to I o<) meanwhile 70 °/o of the exan1ined liver san1ple showed

APCs exceeding 1 04. Some hat lower percentage (64 %) of the hepatic lymph nodes had the same count of 1 04 .

62% of diaphragmatic muscle had a count between I 05 to I 06.