Division of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandary, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology- Kashmir Shuhama, Aulsteng, Srinagar - 190006 (Jammu and Kashmir)
*Corresponding Author E-mail: fayazvet145@gmail.com
Online published on 20 September, 2013.
Seventy five percent samples from repeat breeder cows were positive for bacterial isolates with single organism in 76.67% (46) and mixed infections in 23.33% (14) samples. Staphylococcus spp. was predominant 16 (21.05%) isolates followed by E. coli 14 (18.42%), Bacillus spp. 10 (13.16%), Corynebacterium spp. 10 (13.16%), Pseudomonas spp. 8 (10.53%), Proteus spp. 8 (10.53%), Klebsiella spp. 6 (7.89%) and Streptococcus spp. 4 (5.26%). Levofloxacin was found to be the most effective antimicrobial with 90.79% sensitivity followed by Gentamicin (85.53%), Enrofloxacin (73.68%), Neomycin (72.39%), Ciprofloxacin (71.05%), Oxytetracycline (71.05%), Ofloxacin (71.05%), Ceftriaxone (67.11%) and Ampicillin/Cloxacillin (38.16%). The animals were treated based on AST with Levofloxacin, Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin and untreated control group revealed conception rate of 93.33, 80.00, 73.33 and 20.00% respectively.
Antibiogram, cows, conception rate, microbial profile, repeat breeder
