Bacteriological affections of livers and the associating serum biochemical changes in buffaloes in Menoufiea governorate [electronic resource].

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Lesion specimens from 75 condemned buffaloes livers were collected in abattoirs at El- Menoufiea Governorate, from slaughtered buffaloes of different age for bacteriological examination, in Animal Health Research Institute - Shebin El-Kom, in trials to detect the possible bacterial agents. Liver appeared congestion, dark brown in colour, hard, firm, tough in consistency condemned and some samples affected with abscesses. Out of 75 samples of examined liver of buffaloes, 63 samples (84%) were positive for bacterial isolation. Staph. aureus was the most predominant isolales. Staph. aureus, E. coli (O1 57), Streptococus pyogenes, C. perfringens type "A", Corynebacterium pyogenes. Klebsiella pneumoniae, Cihobacter freundi and Proteus vulgaris were isolated with incidence of (30.6%, 12%, 10.7%, 8%, 8%, 6.7%, 5.3% and 2.7%, respectively). The serum biochemical analysis of Staph. aureus infected buffaloes revealed a significant increase in Malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration, on contrary the total protein, and albumin were significantly decreased with significant increase in total globulins. Moreover, the serum levels of AST, ALT, urea, uric and creatinine were significantly increased.

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