Table 1.4: The conditions most frequently diagnosed on post-mortem examinations of adult cattle (over 12 months old) in 2017 (n= 550 )
CategoryCountPercentage
Respiratory Infections 86 15.3
Diagnosis not reached 55 9.8
Cardiac/circulatory conditions 53 9.4
GIT Infections 50 8.9
Clostridial disease 39 6.9
GIT ulcer/perforation/foreign body 34 6.0
Systemic Infections 31 5.5
Poisoning 30 5.3
GIT torsion/obstruction 24 4.3
Nutritional/metabolic conditions 23 4.1
CNS 22 3.9
Peritonitis 21 3.7
Liver disease 15 2.7
Integument/Musculoskeletal 12 2.1
Johnes Disease 9 1.6
Mastitis 9 1.6
Reproductive Tract Conditions 9 1.6
Trauma 8 1.4
Babesiosis 7 1.2
Urinary Tract conditions 7 1.2
Abcessation 6 1.1 

Adult Cattle (over 12 month)

Figure 1.5: The conditions most frequently diagnosed on post-mortem examinations of adult cattle (over 12 months old) in 2017 (n= 550 )