Table 1.2: The conditions most frequently diagnosed on post-mortem examinations of calves (1-5 months old) in 2017 (n= 705 )
| Category | Count | Percentage |
|---|
| Respiratory Infections |
266 |
37.1 |
| GIT Infections |
97 |
13.5 |
| GIT torsion/obstruction |
52 |
7.2 |
| Systemic Infections |
48 |
6.7 |
| GIT ulcer/perforation/foreign body |
45 |
6.3 |
| Diagnosis not reached |
41 |
5.7 |
| Clostridial disease |
23 |
3.2 |
| Nutritional/metabolic conditions |
21 |
2.9 |
| CNS |
18 |
2.5 |
| Cardiac/circulatory conditions |
17 |
2.4 |
| Peritonitis |
15 |
2.1 |
| Urinary Tract conditions |
15 |
2.1 |
| Poisoning |
12 |
1.7 |
| Liver disease |
10 |
1.4 |
| Navel Ill/Joint Ill |
10 |
1.4 |
| Hereditary and developmental abnormality |
8 |
1.1 |
| Tuberculosis |
7 |
1.0 |
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Figure 1.3: The conditions most frequently diagnosed on post-mortem examinations of calves (1-5 months old) in 2017 (n= 705 )