In this study, 1577 beef cattle were examinad to determine the incidence of liver abscesses and the relation of stomach lesions to abscess of the liver.

The following results were obtained;

1- Among 1577 beef cattle examined from February 1990 to March 1991, 30 (1.9%) had liver abbcesses. Of these, rumenitis-liver abscess com/ex in the 21 (1.3%) cases were shown.

2- In the stomach of 30 beef cattla with liver abscesses, rumenitis in the 12(40%), hyperkeratosis of the rumen in the 4 (13.3%) and traumatic reticulitis in the 9 (30%) cattle were seen. But any lesions were not observed in other 5 (16.7%) cases.

3- Bacteriological examinations were not conducted. However, the histological appearences of liver absceeses were similar to those developed due to F. necrophorum.