Vol. 9, Issue 2, Part L (2024)

Author(s): Neeteesh Kumar, D Niyogi, Dharam Prakash Shrivastava, KK Tripathi, Arunima Singh, Akshit Tyagi and Nikita Singh

Abstract: For this study, a total number of 180 cases of buffaloes slaughtered in the slaughter house of Unnao and Barabanki district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh was surveyed during the month from October, 2022 to March, 2023. Among the slaughtered 180 cases observed, 90 cases each were from both the districts. Total 34 cases (37.77%) and 26 cases (28.88%) of lung lesions were observed in Unnao and Barabanki districts respectively with overall prevalence of pneumonic lesion was 33.33%. In lung lesions, emphysematous lung was observed in 8 cases (8.88%) and 6 cases (6.66%), congestion with hemorrhagic lesions in lungs was in 14 cases (15.55%) and in 11 cases (12.22%) in Unnao and Barabanki district respectively. Two cases of (2.22%) of hard nodular growth/granulomatous lesions and one case of (1.11%) nodular lesions in the lung slaughtered in Unnao and Barabanki district was noticed. Pulmonary oedema was found in 6 cases (6.66%) and 5 cases (5.55%) in Unnao and Barabanki district respectively. No cases of pulmonary abscess and any other neoplasm except 2 cases of nodular growth along with fibrosarcoma in lungs in Unnao and one case in Barabanki district was found, in the gross examination of lungs. Maximum cases of congestion and Hemorrhages in lung were observed followed by emphysematous conditions and pulmonary oedema in the slaughtered animal in both the districts during the study period. Microscopic sections grossly classified as pulmonary emphysema revealed congestion of blood vessels, rupture of the alveoli with the formation of giant alveoli and remnant of alveolar wall to the adjacent alveoli. Hence, so many unhealthy/diseased Buffaloes meat should not be consumed or may be condemned as not fit for human consumption due to infections.