Detection of Antibiotic Resistance Bacterial Isolates from Retail Chickens and Eggs in Azerbaijan

Abstract

Microbial Resistance to antibiotics is on the rise, in part because of inappropriate use of antibiotics in human medicine but also because of practices in the agricultural industry. Intensive animal production involves giving chicken large quantities of antibiotics to promote growth and prevent infection. These uses promote the selection of antibiotic resistance in bacterial populations. The resistant bacteria from agricultural environments may be transmitted to humans, in whom they cause disease that cannot be treated by conventional antibiotics. The objective of this study was to investigate the antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from commercial broiler chicken farms and village chicken farms.