Table 1.

Summary of Ontario provincial abattoir bovine portion condemnations 2001-2007

Organ or body system (# of condemnations/%)	Reason for condemnation	Number of portion condemnations (%)
Front quarter	Arthritis	427 (0.11%)
(28 318/7.02%)	Inflammation	701 (0.17%)
	Abscess	955 (0.24%)
	Bruising	12 947 (3.21%)
	Contamination	13 288 (3.29%)
Head	Xanthomatosis	40 (0.01%)
(including tongue)
(9519/2.36%)	Actino	670 (0.17%)
	Contamination	2421 (0.60%)
	Abscess	3723 (0.92%)
	Erosion	2665 (0.66%)
Heart	Adhesion	8261 (2.05%)
Hind quarter	Abscess	174 (0.04%)
Hind quarter	Inflammation	516 (0.13%)
(49 858/12.36%)	Arthritis	2132 (0.53%)
	Abscess	4349 (1.08%)
	Contamination	14 053 (3.48%)
	Bruising	28 808 (7.14%)
Kidneys	Cystic	31 570 (7.83%)
(93 589/23.21%)	Nephritis	62 019 (15.48%)
Liver	Cirrhosis	1666 (0.41%)
(168 183/41.70%)	Melanosis	8368 (2.07%)
	Adhesion	29 125 (7.22%)
	Abscess	57 511 (14.26%)
	Parasitic	71 513 (17.73%)
Loin	Abscess	456 (0.11%)
Ribs	Abscess	46 (0.01%)
Shoulder/limb	Arthritis	214 (0.05%)
Stifle joint	Arthritis	693 (0.17%)
Trim	Bruising	7096 (1.76%)
Lungs	Pneumonia	36 883 (9.15%)
Total portions condemned		403 290
Total cattle slaughtered		1 155 535

Total number of cattle organs/body system condemned and reason for condemnation in provincially inspected abattoirs in Ontario, 2001-2007.