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Occurrence of vancomycin‐resistant enterococci in ducks in Malaysia
Author(s) -
ShahMajid M.,
Azlina A. M. M.,
Ana Maria A. R.,
Norhaliza A. H.,
Zaharah B.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.155.21.680
Subject(s) - veterinary medicine , medical laboratory , clinical microbiology , library science , medicine , biology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science
Cloacal swabs from 1097 and 604 commercial and free range village chickens, respectively, were analysed to determine the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Results revealed that Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium were the predominant vancomycin-resistant species isolated from commercial chickens. 83 samples of Enterococcus sp. isolated from the free range chickens were vancomycin resistant. It is suggested that the high rate of VRE in poultry is linked to the use of avoparcin as a feed additive in commercial farms.