Veterinary Science & Technology

Tesfay Awalom

Publications

• Research Article
  Assessment of Chicken Feed, Feeding Management and Chicken Productivity in Intensive Poultry Farms at Selected Farms of Three Zonesin Tigray Region
  Author(s): Hagazi Fantay Tadesse, Milsan Getu Banu, Tesfay Awalom, Habtamu Tadelle and Gebrehiwot Tadesse MawchaHagazi Fantay Tadesse, Milsan Getu Banu, Tesfay Awalom, Habtamu Tadelle and Gebrehiwot Tadesse Mawcha
  
  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 con.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000472

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