Acta Vet. Brno 2026, 95: 293-298

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202695030293

Antimicrobial resistance profile of Campylobacter jejuni from sheep and poultry: Insights from Kashmir, India

Hudza Wali1, Ali Khan2, Faheem ud din3, Sabia Qureshi3, Mir Nadeem Hassan3, Zahid A Kashoo3, Pervaiz Dar3, Muddasir S Banday4, Fawaz Banday5, Md. Isfaqul Hussain3, Mansoor Nabi3, Gulzar Badroo3, Shaheen Farooq3, Maliha Gulzar3, Junaid Mehraj3, Mahrukh Hafiz3, Kifayat Afzal3

1University of Kashmir, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, India
2University of Nebraska Medical Center, Centre of Public Health, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
3Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Bacteriology Laboratory, Shuhama (Aulesteng), India
4Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Soura, Srinagar, India
5University of Kashmir, Government Medical College, Srinagar, India

Received May 20, 2026
Accepted September 7, 2026

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