Pathological characterization of pulmonary lesion and identification of associated bacteria and parasite infection in sheep and goat slaughtered at Dessie municipal abattoir, North-East Ethiopia

Table 2 Prevalence of gross pathological lesions in the lungs of sheep and goat with their perspective body condition examined at Dessie abattoir

Lung lesions	Body condition				χ²	p-value
	Good (n = 232)		Moderate(n = 188)
	Frequency	Prevalence (%)	Frequency	Prevalence (%)
Pneumonia	118	50.8	115	61.2	4.47	0.04
Hydatid cyst	14	6	4	2.1	3.34	0.06
Emphysema	16	6.9	14	7.4	0.16	0.68
Atelectasis	10	4.3	4	2.1	1.24	0.2
Congestion	4	1.7	6	3.2	1.19	0.27
Hemorrhage	7	3	6	3.2	0.05	0.82
Bronchoectasis	2	0.8	1	0.5	0.117	0.73
Anthracosis	3	1.3	1	0.5	0.12	0.73
Adhesion	2	0.8	1	0.5	0.54	0.55
Total	176	75.8	152	80.8

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