Bacteriological Studies on the Uteri of Slaughtered Goats

Abstract

Eleven different bacterial species were recognized from the uteri of goats. The species were: Micrococcus citreus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus mirabilis, Escherichia coli, Corynebacterium pyogenes, Pseudomonas aeroginasa, Listeria monocytogenes, Klebsiella aerogenes and Pasteurella multocida. Of the 100 uteri, only 80 (80%) were found positive contained bacterial organisms while 20 (20%) were negative. Thus prevalence of bacterial organisms in the uteri was recorded as 80%. The percentage incidence of individual bacterial species in the uteri of goats was also carried-out. The bacterial species were: Micrococcus citreus (26.25%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (17.5%), Staphylococcus intermedius (16.25%), Staphylococcus aureus (15%), Proteus mirabilis (15%), Escherichia coli (13.75%), Corynebacterium pyogenes (6.3%), Pseudomonas aeroginosa (5%), Listeria monocytogenes (3.75%), Klebsiella aerogenes (3.7%) and Pasteurella multocida (2.5%). During present study, an investigation was also made to determine the uterine infections in goats. From 100 uteri examined, 80 were contaminated with different bacterial species. From these uteri, 7 (8.75%) contained pus fluid. All pyometric uteri, 2 of them produced pure infection while 5 contained mixed infections. The species Staphylococcus aureus was detected as a pure infection and 4 different species recognized from 5 uteri contained pus material. The species identified were: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Micrococcus citreus. The observations on mixed infections, 80 uteri were examined and the incidence of mixed infections recorded as 20%. Of the 100 uteri of goats examined, 20 were found organisms free while pure infections were found in only 64. However, mixed infections with 2-4 species were also recorded in individual uteri. In a single uterus, 4 different species were also detected.