A microbiological study carried out on a total of ١٣٤ nasal cavity swabs
were aseptically collected from apparently healthy camels, and examined
microbiologically.
The bacterial examination resultes isolation of ١٣ pathogenic and
Potentially path
ogenic bacteria isolates. These bacteria included: Pasteurella
multocida, E. coli, Streptococcus pyogenes, Citrobacter sp., Edwardsiella,
Klebsiella aerogenes, Staphylococcus albus, Enterobacter, Diplococcus
pneumonia, Serratia marcescens, Micrococcus sp., Providencia sp. and
Corynebacterium sp.
The research was carried out in the center of the Research and
Improvement of Sheep and Camels in salamiah. The study was
conducted on 9 female camels, within semi-open barns, semiintensive
care system, and the camels were fed on mixtures of
barl
ey, vetch and some concentrated fodder, Fodder mixtures were
determined to suit the nutritional needs of the physiological and
age-related condition of the study. The herd was also applied to the
preventive vaccination system according to the preventive immunity
program.
