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Assessment of health problems of sheep and goats based on ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection at Addis Ababa Abattoir, Ethiopia (2024)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Bekele Atoma, Tizeta

Szonyi, Barbara

Haile, Aklilu Feleke

Fries, Reinhard (WE 9)

Baumann, Maximillian P. O. (WE 8)

Randolph, Delia Grace

Quelle

Frontiers in veterinary science : FVETS

Bandzählung: 11

Seiten: 1406801

ISSN: 2297-1769

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1406801/full

DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1406801

Pubmed: 38903683

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14195 Berlin
+49 30 838 52790
fleischhygiene@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Introduction: Ethiopia has a rapidly growing small ruminant sector, which faces low productivity due to husbandry practices and poor health condition of the animals. A study was conducted in Ethiopia's largest municipal abattoir with the objective to assess the health problems of sheep and goats presented for slaughter using standard ante-mortem and post-mortem methodology.

Methods: A cross-sectional study using systematic random sampling was conducted on 384 sheep and 384 goats from January to July 2014.

Results: Soiled skin (69.1%), poor body condition (24.3%), and nostril discharge (19.5%) were common among both species at ante-mortem examination. Gross lesions were frequent in livers (39.7%) and lungs (37.2%), while pneumonia (18.1%) and adhesions (13.8%) were frequent in the lungs of sheep and goats, indicating stress-related illness. Parasitic lesions, especially fasciolosis (19.3%) and hydatid cysts (8.1%) were significantly more common in sheep livers (p 0.05). The direct financial loss from lesions in both species was 1,077,015 ETB or 53,851 USD per year, most of which was estimated to occur from carcass bruising.

Discussion: The findings indicate that reducing parasite burden and preventing carcass bruising through improved handling could significantly increase the profitability of the small ruminant meat sector in Ethiopia.