Prevalence and financial losses associated with Bovine fasciolosis at SAAFI and Sumbawanga municipal abattoirs, Rukwa, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKamwela, K.M.
dc.contributor.authorKassuku, A. A.
dc.contributor.authorNonga, H. E.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-16T05:41:01Z
dc.date.available2018-07-16T05:41:01Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-15
dc.descriptionTanzania veterinary journal, 2013; 28 (2)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to determine the prevalence and financial losses of Bovine fasciolosis at SAAFI and Sumbawanga municipal abattoirs. Primary data was collected for one month (November/December 2012) through meat inspection. Secondary data was retrieved from the abattoir records for the period of five years (January 2008 to December 2012). During the one month of prospective study period, a total of 677 cattle were slaughtered at SAAFI abattoir and 45.4% of the livers were condemned due to fasciolosis. At Sumbawanga municipal abattoir 594 cattle were slaughtered, 47.1% of the livers were also condemned due to fasciolosis. The overall prevalence of fasciolosis for five years at SAAFI abattoir was 26.5% (10 592 cattle slaughtered and 2 801 livers were condemned due to fasciolosis) while that of Sumbawanga municipal abattoir was 16.4% (23 612 cattle slaughtered and 3 862 livers were condemned due to fasciolosis). Fasciola gigantica was found to be the liver fluke species affecting cattle slaughtered in Rukwa region. The one month (November/December) financial loss due to liver condemnation (Fasciola infected) was Tanzania shilings (TZS) 5 894 400 (USD 3 497) and TZS 5 376 000 (USD 3 190) for SAAFI and Sumbawanga municipal abattoirs, respectively. The public health implication on the quantity of infected livers condemned and the losses incured by livestock and meat traders warrants for more extensive epidemiological investigations to determine the magnitude of the problem in live animals and institution of proper control strategies of fasciolosis in the study areaen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Livestock and Fisheries Developmenten_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2518
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal Onlineen_US
dc.subjectAbattoiren_US
dc.subjectFinancial lossen_US
dc.subjectFasciolosisen_US
dc.subjectLiver condemnationen_US
dc.subjectSAAFIen_US
dc.subjectSumbawanga municipalen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and financial losses associated with Bovine fasciolosis at SAAFI and Sumbawanga municipal abattoirs, Rukwa, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/103615en_US

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