Vol. 9, Issue 2, Part N (2024)

Author(s): Chitra Jaidiya, Deepika Goklaney, Manohar Sain, Yogesh Kumar, Ayush Pandit and Kavita Jaidiya

Abstract: Camel milk is an important part of the nutrition of the pastoral population. Camel milk also includes some medicinal properties like antibacterial, antiviral, anti-tumour effects and enhancing immune defense mechanism and it also play role for enhancing immune defense mechanism. Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic infection that affects both humans and dairy animals. Illnesses transmitted by milk. Milk's microbiological quality is also influenced by the state of the water used to wash cows' udders and clean utensils, as well as by the health of the person handling the milk. The study was carried out with the aim to determine antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of raw camel milk. A total 100 raw camel milk samples collected from R and D section of Dairy Technology and Processing Unit at NRCC, Bikaner. Out of 100 raw camel milk samples 11 samples were positive for Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed on S. aureus isolates against 12 antibiotics by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Results showed that S. aureus isolates very sensitive to chloramphenicol (90.90%), gentamicin and oxacillin (72.72%) respectively. Intermediate resistant was recorded for oxacillin, ciprofloxacin (27.27%) and 18% for gentamicin, and azithromycin. Isolates also showed high resistant rate to penicillin (100%), ampicillin (81.82%), methicillin (72.72%) and vancomycin (36%). On the basis of this result improving the hygienic conditions of milking processes, timely treatment of infected animal and avoiding use of the antibiotics for which the pathogens had shown resistance have been recommended.