Prevalence of clinical CBPP among cattle slaughtered in Namutumba T/C abattoir

Abstract

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an important infectious disease of respiratory system of cattle, caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides. A cross sectional study was conducted in different districts of Amudat, Butaleja, Katakwi and Namutumba to determine the prevalence of CBPP. A study of CBPP was conducted from October up December 2022, using postmortem examination of slaughtered animals. A total of 100 slaughtered animals were examined at post mortem and were recorded during n period of one month. of the 100 animals examined, 10(10%) Were positive and 90(90%) were negative for CBPP respectively. According to place of origin the prevalence was highest of 50%, 22.2%, 12.9% and 4.1% from Amudat, Butaleja, Katakwi and Namutumba district respectively and the rest of the districts (origins) never registered any prevalence of CBPP. Associated risk factors that were evaluated include age, gender cattle breed grazing systems and water sources and significant at (Pv 0.05) Male animals had the highest CBPP prevalence rate (72%) compared to Female (28%). According to age animals aged 3 and 2 years had a higher CBPP prevalence rate then animals aged 1 and 4years had lower prevalence. With breed, the highest rate of CBPP prevalence was observed in local breeds as compared the rest breeds. The results of this study confirm that CBPP is endemic in the areas that serve the Namutumba town council abattoir although the prevalence levels vary as shown by the research findings. A major recommendation to be drawn from this study is to further conduct CBPP epidemiological and risk factor studies in the catchment area of Namutumba abattoir whose findings will guide in the refining of the appropriate intervention methods to be applied.