The prevalence of abattoir diseases, Major causes of organ condemnation and associated financial loss in cattle slaughtered at Hawassa Municipality Abattoir, South Ethiopia.

Abstract

A cross-sectional abattoir study was undertaken from November 2016 to April 2017 on cattle slaughtered at Hawassa municipal abattoir with the aim to identify major abattoir diseases of cattle and associated financial losses due to organ condemnation. Of the total 384 examined animals abnormalities were recorded in 58 (15.10%) during anti-mortem examination and 161 (41.92%) were animals from which organs condemned during post mortem examination. From the total cattle organs condmned during postmortem inspection 112 (29.16%) liver, 49 (12.76%) lungs, 10(2.6%) hearts, 4(1.04%) spleen and 3 (0.56%) tongues were condemned due to various cases. From the total affected organs, parasitic diseases take higher proportion 151/177 (85.31%) (fasciola, hydatid cyst,  c.bovis and only 25/177 (14.12%) cases by bacterial disease, yellowish fluid accumulation in pericardial sac and inferfect bleeding during slaughtering. From Various disease conditions identified during the study hyadatidosis 77 (20%), fasciolosis 71 (18.5 %), cysticercosis 5 (1.3%), CBPP 6 (1.56 %), caudrosis (0.78%) and emphysematous lung 8(2.08%) were the major causes of organ condemnation. fasciolosis and hydatidosis were the most common causes of organ condemnation. In this study period the total annual financial loss due to organ condemnation was 1,639,401.56 ETB. In conclusions results of the present study justify immediate need for control and prevention of various animal diseases through development of animal health delivery method, enforcement of modern slaughter policy, strong deworming strategy of domestic animals including dogs, destruction of stray dogs which play great role in distribution of hydatid disease, training of farmers, pastoralists, meat inspectors on control and prevention of animal diseases.

Key words; Abattoir, Condemnation, Disease and Financial Loss

DOI: 10.7176/FSQM/125-01

Publication date: May 30th 2025