Indigestible foreign bodies in the rumen-reticulum of cattle slaughtered at Batna Slaughterhouse, Algeria: A postmortem study Zahra Rouabah*, Madjid Tlidjane, Nadia Hafid Department of Veterinary, Laboratory of Environmental Health and Animal Production, University Hadj Lakhder Batna1, 05000Algeria *Corresponding Author: Rouabah Zahra, Department of Veterinary, Laboratory of Environmental Health and Animal Production, University Hadj Lakhder Batna1, 05000Algeria, Email: zohra.rouabah@univ-batna.dz
Online Published on 15 July, 2022. Abstract Background To determine the prevalence of indigestible foreign bodies in rumen-reticulum of cattle and identify the types and the common diseases associated with their occurrence. A total of 289 cattle were examined at Batna (Algeria) municipal abattoir. Methods About 289 cattle were examined immediately after slaughtering to determine the presence or absence of the foreign bodies in their rumen-reticulum and different lesions were recorded. Result From total of 289 cattle examined, 151 (52.24%) were found positive for various types of foreign bodies in their rumen and/or reticulum. From these, 56 (19.37%) were positive for vulnerable bodies and 95 (52.24%) were positive for non-vulnerable foreign bodies. The types of foreign bodies detected were: wire segments, needles, nails, hair clips, coins, corks, ropes, cloth, pebbles, sand, glass pieces, trichobezoar, plastic bags. The plastics were the most common found in 61 (23.92%) males and 34 (79.06%) females. The most common lesions in rumen of cattle with foreign bodies were traumatic reticuloperitonitis (3.79%), perirecticular abscess (12.65%), esophageal obstruction (1.26%), non-penetrating reticulum and/or ruminal foreign bodies (82.27%). Top Keywords Cattle, Foreign bodies, Lesions, Prevalence, Traumatic reticuloperitonitis. Top |