Seasonal evaluation of some disease conditions of cattle slaughtered in Ngaoundere-Municipal abattoir, Cameroon

2016-11-20T21-45-48Z
Source: International Journal of Livestock Research
Manchang Tanyi Kingsley, Mfopit Mouliom Youssouf, Awah Ndukum Julius, Nguini Atanga Joseph, Germanus Soh Bah, Henri Bayemi.
Studies were conducted in the Ngaoundere Municipal abattoir from May 2012 to March 2013 to have an insight on diseases of cattle slaughtered. Ante mortem and post mortem examinations were done on a total of 4072 cattle during eighty two visits at a rate of twice per week on randomly selected days. The results showed that 93.2 % of slaughtered cattle were cows. Tick infestation (33.3 %), dermatophilosis (13.7 %) and fatigue (3 %) were the major health conditions observed following ante mortem examination. However, fasciolosis (27%), pulmonary tuberculosis (6.6%), generalized hematomas (7%) were the major gross pathologies observed at postmortem. Significantly higher (P


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