<![CDATA[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.]]>
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