abattoir survey of bovine pyelonephritis

Abattoir survey of bovine pyelonephritis

In order to investigate the prevalence and detection of etiological agents of pyelonephritis in Shahrekordabattoir, 404 kidneys of slaughtered cattle (207 female and 197 male) were inspected. Kidney samples, whichhad gross changes were obtained for histological examination. Urine and renal tissue samples were alsocollected aseptically for microbiological examination. In histological examination...

Survey on Sarcocystis in bovine carcasses slaughtered at the municipal abattoir of El-Kharga, Egypt

AIM The main objectives of this study were to determine the incidence of Sarcocystis sp. infection in cattle and buffalo carcasses slaughtered at El-Kharga abattoir, New Valley Governorate, Egypt. MATERIALS AND METHODS The slaughtered animals were daily inspected for Sarcocystis macrocysts through a year (2015). Macroscopic Sarcocystis was detected from a total of 2120 cattle and buffalo carc...

Bovine tuberculosis survey based on meat inspection and microscopic examination in central city abattoir in Ismailia, Egypt and its hazards to the abattoir workers

This article aimed to investigate bovine tuberculosis in cattle and buffalo slaughtered in Ismailia city abattoir, Egypt and examining abattoir workers for tuberculosis infection. Carcasses were examined for tuberculosis-like lesions for one year starting from March 21st 2009. Tuberculosislike lesions were examined by Ziehl-Neelsen staining and histopathological techniques. Results revealed tha...

“Abattoir Based Prevalence, Economic Losses and Veterinarians' High-Risk Practices Survey of Bovine Tuberculosis in Mid-Delta of Egypt”

Survey of Tick Infestation in Cattle in Zaria Abattoir, Nigeria

Nigeria has a high herd of cattle population, majority of which are in the hands of pastoralists. Apart from the direct effect of tick infestation on animal production and productivity, ticks are inevitably efficient vectors of many pathogens, like protozoa, viruses, bacteria, and rickettsiae to man and domestic animals. A survey on ticks (arthropods) was carried out in Zaria abattoir in Decemb...

Acquired reproductive tract abnormalities of ewes in northwest of Iran: an abattoir survey

Reproductive abnormalities cause major losses of sheep production. Abattoir materials were used todetermine the extent of reproductive wastage. Reproductive tracts were collected from 524 ewes slaughtered at Urmia slaughter-house in Urmia, northwest of Iran, during a period of 12 months. Overall, 30.10% of the ewes examined were pregnant. A total of 149 (28.44%) tracts developed acquired reprod...