Abstract:
This study was carried out to determine the, prevalence of CBPP among cattle slaughtered at Masaka municipal abattoir by determining the disease prevalence, against age, sex and place of origin of the animals. A study of CBPP was conducted from June up to July 2018 using post-mortem examination of slaughtered animals. A total d' 345 slaughtered animals were examined at post mortem and were recorded during, a period of one month of the 345 animals examined,120. (34.8%) were positive and 225(65.2%) were negative for CBPP respectively. Females had 'a higher prevalence rate compared to the males of (47.7%) compared to (32.9%) of the males. According to age animals aged, >5 years had a higher prevalence of 39.8%, followed by those aged 1-3 years (3.81%) and those aged 35-45 years had the least prevalence rate-of (23.5%). According, to place of origin the prevalence was highest in Rakai 46.1% this was followed by Kyotera, Missenyi, Lwengo and Bukornansimbi with 42.2%., 31.0%, 20.0% and 20.0% respectively and districts with low prevalence, were Mbarara, Ssembabule and Masaka with 19.6%, 19.0% and l4.3%, respectively. The results of this study confirm that CBPP is endemic in the catchment area that serves the Masaka municipal abattoir although the prevalence levels vary as shown by the research findings. A major recommendation to be drawn from this study is to further carry out CBPP epidemiological and risk factor studies in the catchment area of Masaka municipal abattoir Whose findings will guide in the refining of the appropriate intervention methods to be applied.
