Evaluation of in vitro antibacterial effect of garlic against poultry pathogens

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dc.contributor.authorMekala, P
dc.contributor.authorSenthilkumar, P
dc.contributor.authorJagadeeswaran, A
dc.contributor.authorArivuchelvan, A
dc.contributor.authorTANUVAS
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-03T07:09:42Z
dc.date.available2020-02-03T07:09:42Z
dc.date.issued2013-07
dc.descriptionTNV_SHNLX_2013_1(1)12-14en_US
dc.description.abstractGarlic (Allium sativum) is well known for its antimicrobial activity and the poultry farmers in Namakkal (Tamilnadu) use it in feed to combat infections. However there are limited reports on the efficacy of garlic against poultry pathogens. Hence, in the present study antibacterial activity of fresh garlic extract was evaluated on eight pathogenic poultry isolates namely Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Clostridium, E.coli, Klebsiella, Pasteurella, Pseudomonas and Salmonella by agar well diffusion method and compared with enrofloxacin. Garlic extract was used at 100, 75, 50, 25 and 12.5% concentration. Among the organisms the sensitivity as measured by zone size for gram positive organism was identical for Staphylococcus (37 to 21mm) and Bacillus (37 to 20mm) while it was lowest for Clostridium (16 to 0mm). Similarly for gram negative organism the zone size was similar for Pasteurella (31 to 17mm) and Salmonella (30 to 19mm) followed by E. Coli (27 to 16mm) and then Pseudomonas (25 to 17mm) and Klebsiella (25 to 12mm). All the organisms were sensitive to enrofloxacin except E. coli and for Bacillus and Staphylococcus the activity of 25% garlic extract was identical to enrofloxacin. For Pasteurella both enrofloxacin and 100% extract recorded similar zone of inhibition and for other organisms the effect of garlic extract was comparable to enrofloxacin. The results of the study justify the use of garlic in poultry feed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810142365
dc.keywordsGarlic, Allium sativum, Antibacterial effect, Agar well diffusion, Enrofloxacinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages2-14en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;1
dc.subjectVeterinary Scienceen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of in vitro antibacterial effect of garlic against poultry pathogensen_US
dc.title.alternativeShanlax International Journal of Veterinary Scienceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.volume1en_US
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