Table 2 Reason for whole carcass condemnation in provincially inspected abattoirs in Ontario 2001-2007

Abscess

7.4

9.4

7.3

8.8

9.8

10.5

9.8

Animal arrived dead¹

0

0

2.7

0.4

1.1

0.8

0.6

Animal found dead²

4.7

5.8

4.9

4.4

7.5

7.2

6.8

Arthritis

3.5

2.4

2.9

2.9

1.9

4.0

3.2

Bruising

9.1

9.8

7.8

3.0

2.0

1.4

1.1

Chemical Residue

0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Contamination

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

Cystericercus bovis

0.0

0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

Drug residue

3.0

2.0

1.5

0.0

0.1

0.3

3.1

Edema

2.3

3.7

3.4

3.4

1.3

1.2

0.8

Emaciation

6.6

6.0

7.7

6.6

10.7

8.4

9.7

Icterus

0.6

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.2

1.5

Inadequate bleeding

0.4

0.1

0.9

3.0

1.5

0.5

0.8

Lymphadenitis

1.5

2.2

5.3

6.7

4.5

4.6

3.4

Lymphosarcoma neoplasm

12.6

13.1

12.4

6.6

4.4

2.7

4.3

Mastitis

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.6

0.2

0.3

Metritis

0.4

0.1

0.1

0.4

0.7

0.2

0.3

Moribund

1.4

1.3

0.7

1.0

1.1

0.9

1.8

Myositis

0.7

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.6

1.1

0.8

Neoplasm other

3.0

1.9

2.7

1.8

2.1

3.0

2.5

Nephritis

0.8

0.7

0.5

0.3

1.2

0.9

0.5

Odour

2.2

1.2

1.5

0.8

0.3

0.2

0.2

Operator requested condemnation

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.5

10.6

7.9

8.9

Other disease

6.9

6.2

5.3

8.7

5.1

4.9

3.4

Pericarditis

2.0

1.7

1.1

1.3

1.9

2.1

1.7

Peritonitis

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.1

6.1

7.6

6.9

Pleuritis

0.4

0.8

0.6

0.5

1.3

1.4

0.6

Pneumonia

2.7

3.1

2.2

4.1

5.5

4.6

4.8

Pyelonephritis

0.3

0.2

0.9

0.0

1.2

1.4

2.5

Rabies

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Septicaemia and/or toxemia

11.7

15.6

15.0

17.7

11.6

14.0

15.8

Squamous cell carcinoma neoplasm

1.2

0.4

0.9

1.3

0.8

1.1

1.1

Toxaemia

6.0

3.2

2.5

2.3

0.7

4.4

0.5

Uremia

2.3

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.8

1.4

2.2

Total number of condemnations per year

1047

1203

1236

1188

895

656

650