Study On Major Causes Of Organ Condemnation And Financial Loss In Sheep Slaughtered At Jimma Municipal Abattoir, South-Western Ethiopia
Gebretsadik Yohannes
Jimma University College of agriculture and veterinary medicine
Moa Melaku Shigut
Jimma University College of agriculture and veterinary medicine
Minda Asfawu Geresu
Jimma University College of agriculture and veterinary medicine
Gomol Taressa
Kellem Wollega Zone livestock and Fisheries Office
Keywords: abattoir, financial loss, organ condemnation, Jimma, Sheep
Abstract
: Parasitic disease and pathological lesion were the major causes of organ condemnation and responsible for extent financial loss from the local and international market. A cross sectional study was carried out on sheep slaughtered at Jimma municipal abattoir between November 2016 to April 2017 with the aim of determining the major causes of organ condemnation and condemnation rate with estimating associated financial loss. A total of 384 randomly selected sheep using systematic random sampling method were managed through ante-mortem and postmortem examinations. Among the total of sheep inspected at ante-mortem examination 69(18%) were found affected with different abnormal physical conditions. Majority of pathological lesions rendering organ condemnation in the abattoir were attributed to miscellaneous lesion accounting for 120 (31.25%) of major causes of organ condemnation followed by parasitic disease contributing for 22 (5.7%) of losses. the study revealed that 28 (7.3%) muscles,62 (16.15%) livers, 29 (7.55%) lungs,13 (3.4%) kidneys and10 (2.64%) hearts were rejected due to various causes. On the basis of organ condemnation rate recorded during the study period an estimated annual financial loss of 55603.08 Ethiopian Birr per year was inevitably incurred due to rejection of the visceral organs. Conclusively miscellaneous lesion and parasitic disease were the common causes of organ condemnation at Jimma municipal abattoir indicating that sheep owners should get awareness on management of parasitic diseases to decrease its burden and associated loss in their animals. Regular deworming of dogs and elimination of stray dogs should be practiced.