A study on causes of cattle liver condemnation at an abattoir in Omdurman area, Khartoum State, Sudan
Abstract Background Information obtained from abattoirs on the causes of liver condemnation is important in preventing the spread of diseases and for promoting food security. The current study reviews three years (2009 to 2011) postmortem inspection records of cattle slaughtered at an abattoir in Om...
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doaj-043d5de6ade14c87aba0b488e0d91fc82021-01-31T16:05:33ZengBMCBMC Veterinary Research1746-61482021-01-011711610.1186/s12917-021-02766-4A study on causes of cattle liver condemnation at an abattoir in Omdurman area, Khartoum State, SudanDarien Kheder0Ali Mohamed1Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of KhartoumDepartment of Veterinary Preventive Medicine Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of KhartoumAbstract Background Information obtained from abattoirs on the causes of liver condemnation is important in preventing the spread of diseases and for promoting food security. The current study reviews three years (2009 to 2011) postmortem inspection records of cattle slaughtered at an abattoir in Omdurman, Khartoum State, Sudan. The aim was to determine the prevalence of diseases and conditions that lead to liver condemnation. Results From a total of 234,175 cattle slaughtered, 8,910 (3.8%) livers were condemned due to several diseases/conditions mainly fasciolosis, cysticercosis, necrosis, abscess, calcification, hemorrhages, liver cirrhosis, hydatidosis, and other miscellaneous causes. Collectively, fasciolosis was the leading cause of liver condemnation and was responsible for 51.6 % of total liver condemnations followed by necrosis (18.6%), and cysticercosis (13.5%). Conclusions Because of their zoonotic nature, the observed high frequency of some detected diseases/conditions is thought to pose a public health risk among consumers. This survey could be used as a regional baseline for future monitoring of control programmers against these liver diseases.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02766-4Meat inspectionPost-mortemZoonotic diseaseLiver condemnationFasciolosis |
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A study on causes of cattle liver condemnation at an abattoir in Omdurman area, Khartoum State, Sudan |
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A study on causes of cattle liver condemnation at an abattoir in Omdurman area, Khartoum State, Sudan |
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A study on causes of cattle liver condemnation at an abattoir in Omdurman area, Khartoum State, Sudan |
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A study on causes of cattle liver condemnation at an abattoir in Omdurman area, Khartoum State, Sudan |
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A study on causes of cattle liver condemnation at an abattoir in Omdurman area, Khartoum State, Sudan |
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study on causes of cattle liver condemnation at an abattoir in omdurman area, khartoum state, sudan |
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Abstract Background Information obtained from abattoirs on the causes of liver condemnation is important in preventing the spread of diseases and for promoting food security. The current study reviews three years (2009 to 2011) postmortem inspection records of cattle slaughtered at an abattoir in Omdurman, Khartoum State, Sudan. The aim was to determine the prevalence of diseases and conditions that lead to liver condemnation. Results From a total of 234,175 cattle slaughtered, 8,910 (3.8%) livers were condemned due to several diseases/conditions mainly fasciolosis, cysticercosis, necrosis, abscess, calcification, hemorrhages, liver cirrhosis, hydatidosis, and other miscellaneous causes. Collectively, fasciolosis was the leading cause of liver condemnation and was responsible for 51.6 % of total liver condemnations followed by necrosis (18.6%), and cysticercosis (13.5%). Conclusions Because of their zoonotic nature, the observed high frequency of some detected diseases/conditions is thought to pose a public health risk among consumers. This survey could be used as a regional baseline for future monitoring of control programmers against these liver diseases. |
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Meat inspection Post-mortem Zoonotic disease Liver condemnation Fasciolosis |
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