Veterinary Science & Technology

Shimelis Tilahun

Publications

• Research Article
  Major Causes of Total Organ Condemnation and their Direct Financial Impact in Cattle Slaughtered at Hawassa Municipality Abattoir, SouthernEthiopia
  Author(s): Shimelis Tilahun, Amene Fekadu and Berhanu MekibibShimelis Tilahun, Amene Fekadu and Berhanu Mekibib
  
  The study was conducted to identify major causes of total organs condemnation in cattle slaughtered at Hawassa city municipal abattoir and to estimate the associated direct financial losses. To this effect, a cross sectional active abattoir survey was conducted on 609 cattle from October 2015 to April 2016. During ante mortem examination, various types of abnormalities were detected in 39 (6.4%) cattle which includes rough hair coat 8 (1.3%), teeth grinding 7 (1.2%), dyspnea 5 (0.8%), diarrhea 5 (0.8%), lameness 4 (0.7%), nasal discharge 2 (0.3%), blindness 2 (0.3%), early LSD signs 2 (0.3%), dry muzzle 2(0.3%), paraphimosis 1 (0.2%) and gangrenous testis 1 (0.2%). On postmortem examination inspected, 96.1% (585) of the examined lungs (n=609) were condemned due to different disease conditions such as pneumonia (43.2%), hydatid cyst (24.8%), emphysema (18.9%), atelectasis (14.9%), and .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000473

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