الفهرس 
Impact of pathological lesions of imported cattle slaughtered at abu simbel abattoirs on the economy and the consumers
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Abstract
Meat is considered as food of choice due to its great nutritional value. Meat is an excellent source of many nutrients, especially protein, B vitamins, iron and zinc. Meat production within Egypt govern by the law No. 517 for 1986 to the fresh meat, which did not specifically require the application of quality assurance program. Slaughterhouses provide an excellent opportunity for detecting diseases of both economic and public health importance. Records of ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections are useful epidemiological data for the evaluation of diseases at farm level and verify the efficacy of prophylactic and therapeutic interventions. For cattle slaughtered, condemned and economic loss, the study was a retrospective abattoir survey, undertaken for a period of one full year from 22 December 2018 to 21 December 2019. During this period a total of 81452 male cattle were slaughtered and inspected in Abu Simbel Abattoirs. Based on seasons, 16294 (20%), 26968 (33%), 26556 (33%) and 11634 (14%) male cattle were slaughtered in winter, spring, summer and autumn respectively. A description of the absolute meat weights obtained from slaughtered animals in Abu Simbel abattoirs during the four seasons was 16013463.2 kg also the spring season came in the first for total meat production 5301908.8 Kg followed by summer 5220909.6 Kg, winter 3203400.4 Kg and autumn 2287244.4 Kg this based on the average dressing weights of cattle 196.6 kg. Spring and summer seasons were the highest seasons in number of slaughtered animals and absolute meat weights obtained in Abu Simbel abattoirs. There was no animal condemned as result of antemortem inspection all over the study period