Lesion Characterization Bacterial Isolation And Viral Detection From Respiratory Tract Of Dromedary Camels Slaughtered At Addis Ababa Akaki Municipal Abattoir Ethiopia

This study was carried out with the aim of lesions characterization, bacterial isolation and identification and viral detection from lesions of respiratory system of dromedary camels slaughtered at Addis Ababa Akaki Abattoir from December 2014 to April 2015. A total of 207 camels were inspected during the study period. Of the lungs inspected, 53 (25.6%) had one or more gross lesions. Interstitial pneumonia 17 (8.2%), pulmonary emphysema 12 (5.8%), bronchopneumonia 11 (5.3%) and atelectasis 5 (2.4%) were among the mostrnxviirnfrequently detected pulmonary lesions. The difference of gross lesions frequency and distribution was not statistically significant (P>0.05) between male and female camels. However, gross lesions frequency and distribution significantly varied (P

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