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Table 1 Annual prevalence of causes of liver condemnation (2009–2011)

From: A study on causes of cattle liver condemnation at an abattoir in Omdurman area, Khartoum State, Sudan

 

Number (%) of Condemned Organs during the Three Years

2009

2010

2011

Total

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Causes of liver condemnation

Fasciola

937

45.5

1615

45.3

1751

64.4

4303

51.6

C. bovis

326

15.8

519

14.6

280

10.3

1125

13.5

Necrosis

527

25.6

783

22.0

242

8.9

1552

18.6

Abscess

157

7.6

285

8.0

172

6.3

614

7.4

Fibrosis

8

0.4

83

2.3

54

2.0

145

1.7

Calcification

27

1.3

112

3.1

119

4.4

258

3.1

Hemorrhage

6

0.3

28

0.8

23

0.8

57

0.7

Cirrhosis

1

0.0

1

0.0

6

0.2

8

0.1

Congestion

11

0.5

5

0.1

7

0.3

23

0.3

Fatty change

43

2.1

113

3.2

48

1.8

204

2.4

Adhesion

7

0.3

4

0.1

5

0.2

16

0.2

Hydatid cyst

6

0.3

13

0.4

6

0.2

25

0.3

Jaundice

0

0.0

0

0.0

2

0.1

2

0.0

Tuberculosis

3

0.1

2

0.1

5

0.2

10

0.1

Total condemned

2059

3.0

3566

4.5

2720

3.2

8345

3.6

Total slaughtered

68232

80072

85871

234175