Abstract
AbstractThe prevalence of major parasitic infections is responsible for the condemnation of major organs during meat inspection, this leads to the associated economic losses. This study was conducted from November 2010 to April 2011 on cattle slaughtered at Hawassa Municipal Abattoir. Liver, lung, heart and kidneys were the organs examined for the parasites and find that Fasciola spp.’s (37.19%), hydatid cyst (73.65%) and Cysticercus bovis (5.91%) were the main factors for condemnation of those inspected organs. Out of 406 cattle examined postmortem, 313 (77.09%) animals had at least one organ condemned due to the presence of helminth parasites. Among those 228 (56.16%), 234 (57.63%), 42 (10.34%) and 30 (7.39%) animals’ liver, lung, heart and kidney were rejected respectively. Helminth parasites presence were compared among the different body conditions of animals and a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) was observed between presence of Fasciola and various body condition scores. Fasciola spp...
Highlights
Ethiopia has the larger livestock population in Africa, estimated at 49 million head of cattle 47 millions of small ruminant, 2.7 million head of donkeys and about 76,000 of camel and 42 million chickens (Central Statistical Agency, 2009)
The prevalence of major parasitic infections is responsible for the condemnation of major organs during meat inspection for the public health and this leads to the associated economic losses
Among each 406 organs examined, 234 (57.63%) lungs were found harbouring hydatid cysts, 228 (56.16%) livers were infested with hydatid cysts and Fasciola spp. and 42 (10.34%) hearts showed C. bovis infestation
Summary
Ethiopia has the larger livestock population in Africa, estimated at 49 million head of cattle 47 millions of small ruminant, 2.7 million head of donkeys and about 76,000 of camel and 42 million chickens (Central Statistical Agency, 2009). The livestock subsector contributes much to the national economy, its development is hampered by different constraints. These include rampant animal diseases, poor nutrition, poor husbandry, infrastructure and shortage of trained man power and lack of government policies (PACE-Ethiopia, 2003). In Ethiopia livestock contributes about 30.35% of agricultural gross domestic product and more than 85% of farm cash income. They provide high quality food from consumption of fibrous and unusable resource. They serve as source of cash income and means of savings, import export commodity and provide raw materials for industries like leather industry. In Africa in general and in Ethiopia in particular, the level of ruminant livestock production doesn’t commensurate with its size (Berhanu, 2006)
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