title: Condemnation of lungs in abattoirs in peninsular Malaysia due to parasitic infection from 1998-2004.
abstract: A study on causes of lung condemnation in 25 abattoirs from peninsular Malaysia for a period of seven years (1998-2004) was conducted by examining the records at the Department of Veterinary Services headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. A total of 5.3% of lungs from 233,417 cattle and buffaloes were condemned from 1998 to 2004. The main cause of condemnation was congestion (2.98%). The percentage of lungs that were condemned due to parasitic infection among the total population slaughtered was low (0.11%). Parasitic infection contributed to 2.1% of all lungs condemned. It was also found that the prevalence of parasitic infection in the lungs was generally much higher in buffaloes than in cattle.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, 43400, Selangor DE.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lat-Lat
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: A Sani
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Rehana
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sheikh-Omar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandrasegaram
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002020:Buffaloes; D002417:Cattle; D004022:Dictyocaulus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology*; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013997:Time Factors