title: Bovine parafilariasis: condemnations at the Cato Ridge abattoir.
abstract: Evidence presented shows a 585% increase in the compounded total carcase condemnations for parafilariasis at the Cato Ridge abattoir in the year July 1981/June 1982 as compared with July 1979/June 1980. There is also evidence which points to condemnations occurring in bi-annual cycles with peaks in November/December and June.
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005368:Filariasis / Q000662:veterinary*; D005370:Filarioidea; D008460:Meat / Q000592:standards*; D013019:South Africa