Campylobacter fetus in slaughtered animals

750 samples were collected from 200 freshly slaughteredfood animals; 50 each of buffalo ,camel,cattle and sheepcarcasses.200 samples were obtained from bile,liver,muscularportion of diaphragm and prescapular lymph node fI’om eachof buffalo ,camel and cattle carcasses while only 150samples were collected from bile ,liver and muscular portionof diaphragm of sheep carcasses.All samples were transferred to laboratory in sterilepolyethylene bags to be examined bacteriologically within6-8 hours after slaughtered.in laboratory; samples were inoculated on the surfaceof brilliant green blood agar media.Inoculated plates were incubated at 37°C in Gas Pakapparatus and examined after 24 hours,48 hours and 72 hoursfor .the growth of Cbmpylobacter fetus sutspecies.Suspected colonies were isolated and subjected tomicroscopical as well as biochemical examination.Campylobacter fetus subspecies jejuni could be