Table 3.
Mean yearly percentage of slaughtered cattle with an AM- or PM-finding per category in one large Dutch slaughterhouse between January 1, 2015 and September 30, 2018. Categories that were not further analyzed are displayed in gray. N = 125.006 slaughtered cattle per year.
| AM-category | % | PM-category | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body condition | 0.99 | Condemnation | 2.46 |
| Lung/heart | 0.20 | Liver fluke | 6.41 |
| Locomotion | 0.59 | Liver (except liver fluke) | 11.86 |
| Skin/mucosa | 1.82 | Lungs | 7.82 |
| Hygiene | 4.01 | Pulmonary membrane/peritoneum | 14.20 |
| Udder | 0.08 | heart | 3.03 |
| Birth canal | 0.00 | Udder | 9.12 |
| Digestion | 0.30 | Kidneys | 4.82 |
| Welfare | 0.01 | Lesions of the integumentary system | 10.15 |
| Back | 0.57 | ||
| Neck | 2.06 | ||
| Round/buttock region | 6.62 | ||
| Gastrointestinal tract | 2.40 | ||
| No AM-findings | 92.48 | No PM-findings | 45.41 |