Veterinary Science & Technology

Getahun Asebe

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• Research Article
  Gross Pulmonary Lesions of Bovine Lung Slaughtered at Jimma Municipality Abattoir, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Solomon Tsegaye, Derebe Tessema and Getahun AsebeSolomon Tsegaye, Derebe Tessema and Getahun Asebe
  
  This study was carried out from November 2007 to May 2008 to determine the prevalence and distribution of pulmonary lesions in different lobes in Jimma municipality abattoir. Cross sectional study by gross examination of cattle lung was done in the abattoir to determine pulmonary lesions. From 384 lungs examined, 91.7% was found to have one or more lesions. Hydatidosis (108, 28.1%), emphysema (115, 29.9%), atelectasis (72, 18.8%), congestion (191, 49.7%), abscess (21, 5.5%), and lung parasite (1, 0.3%) were found during the study period. Body condition association with the lesions were studied and pulmonary abscess and pulmonary emphysema has significant effect (p<0.05) on poor body conditioned animals. Animals with fat body condition were significantly affected (p<0.05) by pulmonary congestion and atelectasis. Lung parasite and hydatidosis found hav.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000356

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