Serotyping and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella spp. isolated from commercial flocks of laying hens in R. Macedonia

• Published in: Macedonian veterinary review Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 29 - 33
• Main Authors: Prodanov, Mirko, Ratkova, Marija, Angelovski, Ljupco, Jankuloski, Dean, Sekulovski, Pavle, Mrenoshki, Slavco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Skopje 2012; Ss.Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje
• Subjects: antimicrobial resistance; poultry; Salmonella

In the period from October to December 2011, 61 isolates of Salmonella were isolated from flocks of laying hens providing eggs for human consumption. Most of the isolates belonged to the serovars Enteritidis (n=35; 57.38%), Typhimurium (n=17; 27.87%) and other (n=9; 14.75%). These isolates were test...