A survey on the rate of abomasal ulcers of local cattle slaughtered in Noor city abattoir
Subject Areas : Veterinary Clinical Pathology
seyyed mohsen mousavi
1
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دانشآموخته دانشکده دامپزشکی، واحد بابل، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، بابل، ایران.
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saeed azimpour
2
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استادیار گروه علوم درمانگاهی، دانشکده دامپزشکی، واحد بابل، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، بابل، ایران.
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seyyed mohammad hosseini
3
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استادیار گروه پاتولوژی، دانشکده دامپزشکی، واحد بابل، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، بابل، ایران.
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Keywords: cattle, noor city, slaughterhouse, Abomasal ulcers,
Abstract :
Abomasal ulcers are usually seen in dairy cattle with high production following the stress of parturition. Primary and secondary abomasal ulcers are seen in cows and suckling calves. Some ulcers are life-threatening, but the majority are without any clinical signs and only diagnosed in slaughterhouse. The purpose of this study was to determine the occurrence of abomasal ulcers in local cattle slaughtered at noor city abattoir. For this purpose, the abomasum of 200 cows (92 bulls and 108 cows) aged 2.5 to 11 years (5.21±2.5) were investigated randomly after slaughter. For accurate diagnosis and grading of the lesions, tissue samples were prepared for histopathological investigation. Six cases (3%) of the examined abomasa had various types of abomasal ulcers. In this study, abomasal ulcer type 1 was observed with the highest frequency (3 cases). Type 2 and type 3 were seen in 2 and 1 case respectively. There was no type 4 abomasal ulcer. The highest number of ulcers was seen in pylorus and cardia. The highest percentage of abomasal ulcer was observed in cattle older than 9 years (4.77%). Significant difference was observed in the occurrence of abomasal ulcers in different ages (p<0.05). There was no significant association between sex and the incidence of abomasal ulcers.