STUDIES ON CAMPYLOBACTERS IN CAMELS

Abstract

Campylobacter micro-organisms had been established as one of the most important bacterial agents that caused serious economic losses in farm animal industry . These bacteria were incriminated in various I disease syndromes as infertility , abortion , diarrhea , mastitis and other systemic disorders . In the present study , 683 samples were collected from slaughtered camels ( 515 ) at different abattoirs and from alive camels ( 168 ) of • camel population sites as well as from zoo-camels . Samples collected from slaughtered camels , included 194 preputial swabs , 177 vaginal swabs , 32 uterine discharge , 25 gravid uteri , 52 faecal swabs and 35 bile secretions . While, samples collected from alive camels included 136 samples from camel population sites ( 79 vaginal swabs and 57 faecal swabs ) and 32 samples from the zoo-camels ( 6 vaginal swabs and 26 faecal swabs ) , all the 6 vaginal swabs and 6 from the 26 faecal swabs were collected from the bacterian camels . All samples were subjected to detailed conventional bacteriological studies ( CM ) and indirect fluorescent antibody technique ( IFAT ) . As a result of CM , 98 ( 14.35% ) Campylobacter organisms were recovered from slaughtered and alive camels . The isolation rate of the organism from slaughter houses was 12.82%, camel population sites was 22.06% and from the Zoo was 6.25% .