A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories. International Research Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences (IRJNAS)ISSN: (2349-4077) 42 | Page International Research Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Vol. 4, Issue 5, May 2017 Impact Factor- 5.46 ISSN: (2349-4077) © Associated Asia Research Foundation (AARF) Website: www.aarf.asiaEmail : editor@aarf.asia , editoraarf@gmail.com EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANTIBIOGRAM OF SALMONELLA FROM KUMAUN A.K. Upadhyay, Maansi, Deepak and S. P. Singh College of Veterinary and Animal sciences, G. B. Pant University of Agri. & Tech., Pantnagar-263145, India. ABSTRACT Samples from 720 food animals were collected. Isolation, identification and molecular characterization of Salmonella isolates were attempted by various methods. Of these, 15 were found positive and 8 isolates were found susceptible to all antibiotics (Pan Susceptible). Three isolates showed resistance towards at least one of the antibiotics used. Only one isolate was found to be Multi Drug resistant (MDR) INTRODUCTION Food animals harbor a wide range of Salmonella serovars and therefore act as a source of contamination for non-typhoid human salmonellosis. Most human salmonellosis cases are associated with consumption of contaminated egg, chiken, pork, beef and milk products (Zaki et al., 2009). The antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella is an increasing problem and has become a public health issue worldwide. Eventually, most of the Salmonella isolates have developed resistance against multiple drugs due to their indiscriminate, repeated and abusive applications. Resistant trait of bacteria can transmit from animals to humans through consumption of contaminated meat (Yildirim et al., 2011). MATERIAL METHOD Period of of study was April 2016- March 201. A total of 720 meat samples comprising of chicken meat (100), cara-beef (400), pork (10), poultry caeca (100), buffalo intestine (30) and