Prevalence of Fascioliasis and Associated Economic Losses in Cattle Slaughtered at Lira Municipality Abattoir in Northern Uganda
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Sample Collection and Gross Examination
2.3. Liver Condemnation and Associated Financial Loss
2.4. Sample Size Calculation
2.5. Data Management and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Cattle Assessed in This Study
3.2. Prevalence of Fascioliasis in Slaughtered Cattle
3.3. Risk Factors for Fasciola Infestation
3.4. Financial Losses Associated with Liver Condemnation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | n | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Region | ||
Southern a | 131 | 54.17 |
Eastern b | 76 | 35.19 |
Northern c | 9 | 10.65 |
Breed | ||
Small East African Zebu | 194 | 89.81 |
Ankole | 22 | 10.19 |
Sex | ||
Male | 160 | 25.93 |
Female | 56 | 74.10 |
Age of animal at slaughter, years | ||
0–3.5 | 74 | 34.26 |
4–5 | 125 | 57.87 |
6–10 | 17 | 7.87 |
Body condition score | ||
3 | 75 | 34.72 |
3.5 | 129 | 59.72 |
4 | 12 | 5.56 |
Gross weight of liver at slaughter (Kg) | ||
0–2 | 50 | 23.15 |
2.1–4 | 149 | 68.98 |
4.1–6 | 17 | 7.87 |
Fasciola infestation | ||
Yes | 142 | 65.74 |
No | 74 | 34.26 |
Trimmed part of liver (Kg) | ||
0–1 | 169 | 78.24 |
1.1–2 | 36 | 16.67 |
2.1–5 | 11 | 5.10 |
Category | n | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Region 1 | ||
Southern | 88 | 64.10 |
Eastern | 48 | 63.15 |
Northern | 6 | 82.61 |
Breed | ||
Small East African Zebu | 131 | 67.52 |
Ankole | 11 | 50 |
Sex | ||
Female | 110 | 68.75 |
Male | 32 | 57.14 |
Age of animal at slaughter, years | ||
0–3.5 | 32 | 43.24 |
4–5 | 98 | 78.40 |
6–10 | 12 | 70.58 |
Body condition score | ||
3 | 52 | 69.33 |
3.5 | 83 | 64.34 |
4 | 7 | 58.33 |
Gross weight of liver at slaughter, kg | ||
0–2 | 28 | 56 |
2.1–4 | 100 | 67.11 |
4.1–6 | 14 | 82.35 |
Variable | OR | SE | 95% CI | p-Value 2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | ||||
Region | |||||
Southern a | Referent | ||||
Eastern b | 0.92 | 0.31 | 0.47 | 1.78 | 0.800 |
Northern c | 1.83 | 1.18 | 0.51 | 6.53 | 0.348 |
Breed | |||||
Small East African Zebu | Referent | ||||
Ankole | 0.63 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 1.81 | 0.391 |
Sex | |||||
Female | Referent | ||||
Male | 1.55 | 0.55 | 0.76 | 3.14 | 0.224 |
Age of animal at slaughter, years | |||||
0–3.5 | Referent | ||||
4–5 | 5.84 | 2.20 | 2.79 | 12.22 | 0.001 |
6–10 | 2.77 | 1.78 | 0.78 | 9.76 | 0.113 |
Body condition score | |||||
3 | Referent | ||||
3.5 | 0.42 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.88 | 0.023 |
4 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 1.10 | 0.064 |
Gross weight of liver at slaughter, kg | |||||
0–2 | Referent | ||||
2.1–4 | 1.15 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 2.51 | 0.725 |
4.1–6 | 2.96 | 2.71 | 0.50 | 17.80 | 0.236 |
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Opio, L.G.; Abdelfattah, E.M.; Terry, J.; Odongo, S.; Okello, E. Prevalence of Fascioliasis and Associated Economic Losses in Cattle Slaughtered at Lira Municipality Abattoir in Northern Uganda. Animals 2021, 11, 681. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030681
Opio LG, Abdelfattah EM, Terry J, Odongo S, Okello E. Prevalence of Fascioliasis and Associated Economic Losses in Cattle Slaughtered at Lira Municipality Abattoir in Northern Uganda. Animals. 2021; 11(3):681. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030681
Chicago/Turabian StyleOpio, Lawrence George, Essam M. Abdelfattah, Joshua Terry, Steven Odongo, and Emmanuel Okello. 2021. "Prevalence of Fascioliasis and Associated Economic Losses in Cattle Slaughtered at Lira Municipality Abattoir in Northern Uganda" Animals 11, no. 3: 681. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030681
APA StyleOpio, L. G., Abdelfattah, E. M., Terry, J., Odongo, S., & Okello, E. (2021). Prevalence of Fascioliasis and Associated Economic Losses in Cattle Slaughtered at Lira Municipality Abattoir in Northern Uganda. Animals, 11(3), 681. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030681