Journal of Clinical Case Reports

College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University, Bishoftu, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Occurrence, Gastro Intestinal Tract Distribution and Types of Foreign Bodies in Sheep and Goats Slaughtered at Abyssinia Export Abattoir, Bishoftu, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Abdi Feyisa*, Tolesa T, Jirata S. Abose and Yaikob H Tolosa
  
  Objectives: Shoats (sheep and goats) are selective feeders; however, indigestible foreign bodies are ingested mostly as a result of long-term feed shortages, mineral and nutritional deficits. In developing countries like Ethiopia, sheep and goats are commonly kept extensively and they have easy access to household wastes, rubbish on the roadsides, residential and market places. As a result, evidence-based interventions are needed to lessen the effects of foreign bodies on the production efficiency of the small ruminants. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of foreign bodies in sheep and goats, as well as their gastrointestinal distributions and types. Result: Foreign bodies were found in the stomachs of 89 (22.08%) of the 403 small ruminants (192 sheep and 211 goats) examined during the study period. Of the.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7920.2021.11.1478

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