Daba Gudata Chala

West Wollega Zone Agriculture Office, Ethiopia

*Corresponding Author: Daba Gudata Chala, West Wollega Zone Agriculture Office, Ethiopia.

Received: February 13, 2024Published: March 11, 2024

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2022 to April 2023 on 484 slaughtered cattle at Gimbi municipal abattoir to determine the prevalence of foreign bodies in their rumen and reticulum and to identify the common risk factors associated with its occurrence. Animals presented for slaughter were examined and all informations were recorded during ante-mortem inspection. On post-mortem inspection, rumen and reticulum of slaughtered cattle were thoroughly examined by visual inspection and palpation and all the contents were inspected. The types of foreign bodies were identified and recorded after washing. From 484 animals examined, 65 (13.4%) were found positive for the presence of foreign bodies in rumen and no foreign body was found in reticulum. The types of foreign bodies detected were plastics, piece of cloth, rope, needle and shoelace. Plastics were the most common foreign body (75.4%) found in this study. Prevalence of foreign bodies were significantly associated with body condition and age of the animals (p < 0.05). Foreign bodies were more frequent in older cattle (>8years) than in younger (4-8years). The prevalence of ruminal foreign bodies were highest in poor body conditioned animals compared to cattle with better body condition. The prevalence of foreign body ingestion found in cattle by this study show that littering the environment with plastics and other indigestible materials could pose health problem for free grazing cattle. So proper disposal of non-dietary material is very important to prevent health problem caused due to ingestion of foreign bodies by cattle.

Keywords: Abattoir; Cattle; Foreign body; Gimbi, Prevalence; Reticulum; Rumen

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Citation: Daba Gudata Chala. “Prevalence Of Foreign Bodies in Rumen and Reticulum of Cattle Slaughtered at Gimbi Municipal Abattoir". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 6.4 (2024): 33-39.

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