Abstract:
The present study was undertaken to determine the occurrence, distribution and antimicrobial
resistance pattern of Salmonella serovars in apparently healthy slaughtered sheep and goats in central
Ethiopia. A total 1224 samples consisting of faeces,
mesenteric lymph nodes, liver, spleen, and abdominal and diaphragmatic muscle samples were collected
from 104 sheep and 100 goats. Salmonella was isolated from 12 of 104 (11.5%) sheep and 3 of 100
(3%) goats. Of the total 624 and 600 samples examined
from sheep and goats, 18 (2.9%) and 4 (0.7%), respectively, were Salmonella positive. The 22 Salmonella
