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A cross\u2010sectional study was conducted from November 2024 to March 2025 to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of IFBs in the forestomach of cattle slaughtered at Haramaya University and Haramaya Municipal Abattoirs, Oromia region, Eastern Ethiopia. A total of 384 cattle were selected randomly and examined postmortem for the presence of IFBs. The overall prevalence of IFBs in cattle was 35.7% (137\/384; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 31.1%\u201340.6%). The most important risk factors significantly associated with the occurrence of IFBs were poor body condition (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]\u2009=\u20093.7; 95% CI: 1.72\u20138.0), older age (AOR\u2009=\u20094.8; 95% CI: 2.41\u20139.97), being from rural areas (AOR\u2009=\u20092.2; CI: 1.15\u20134.39), and being female (AOR\u2009=\u20093.8; 95% CI: 2.10\u20137.03), while breed of cattle showed no significant association. 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