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Prince Nana Takyi
Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacterial Abscesses in Slaughtered Cattle in Ghana. Noah Agbadi; William Tasiame; Patrick Amponsah Mensah; Derrick Adu Asare; Abdul Rahman Yakubu; Prince Nana Takyi; Sampson Yeboah; Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
Media Kedokteran Hewan Vol. 37 No. 3 (2026): Media Kedokteran Hewan
Publisher : Universitas Airlangga

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20473/mkh.v37i3.2026.331-356

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Organ abscesses are among the most significant problems in the beef industry, leading to considerable economic losses and public health concerns. Microbiological data on the causative organisms of abscesses in Ghana are limited. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Kumasi Abattoir in Ghana to determine the prevalence of organ abscesses in slaughtered cattle, identify the bacterial pathogens associated with the abscesses, and determine their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. A total of 728 cattle were slaughtered during the study period, of which 50 had abscesses and were sampled for the study. Data were entered and managed using Microsoft Excel version 21 and analyzed using SPSS version 21. The total estimated prevalence of abscesses was 6.86%. A total of 89 isolates belonging to 10 bacterial groups were identified, including Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas spp., Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Shigella sonnei, Salmonella enterica, Enterobacter cloacae, and Bacillus subtilis. The Antimicrobial susceptibility test revealed a high resistance to tetracycline at 57.3% (51/89), and notable resistance to meropenem at 4.4% (4/89), with Pseudomonas showing the highest resistance rate at 13.6% (3/22). This study demonstrated that organ abscesses remain prevalent among cattle slaughtered at the Kumasi Abattoir, with the liver being the most affected organ.
Co-Authors Abdul Rahman Yakubu Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe Derrick Adu Asare Noah Agbadi Patrick Amponsah Mensah Sampson Yeboah William Tasiame