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The Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Poultry Farms | ||
| Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences | ||
| Volume 24, Issue 2, December 2025, Pages 1-8 PDF (517.82 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.29079/qjvms.2025.157137.1069 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Dhyaa Mohammad Taher Jwher* 1; Ramadhan Fattah Miro2 | ||
| 1Department of Veterinary Public Health/ College of veterinary Medicine/ University of Mosul/ Iraq | ||
| 2Dep. of Vet. Public Health, College of Vet. Med. University of Mosul, Iraq | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The current study aimed to isolate and identify methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from poultry and study its prevalence in farms in northern Iraq. Two hundred and thirty-four samples were collected from broiler farms and their environment. The samples included swabs from chicken's skin, workers' hands, ventilators, feeders, drinking water, chicken feed, bedding, soil and grass, during the period from September 2024 till December 2024. All samples were subjected to traditional and molecular methods for detection and identification for S. aureus and MRSA. The results showed that 43.16% of the total samples were positive for S. aureus. The highest isolation rate was from workers' hands and chickens at 53.85% from the total isolates, the lowest isolation rate was from feed and water at 34.61% depending on nuc gene. The results of MRSA isolation showed that 16.24% were positive for chromogenic agar and molecular methods depending on mecA gene, the highest rat was recorded from Bedding and Chicken at 34.61% and 26.92% respectively, and the lowest percentage of isolation was from Grass, Soil and Chicken feed at 3.85% and 7.69% respectively. The presence of MRSA emphasizes the need to implement continuous monitoring and surveillance programs and studies and collect data from other environments of livestock of all kinds, society and hospitals in order to develop insights into the relationship between human and animal strains, which is important for controlling and combating the microbe. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; poultry farms; Iraq | ||
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