Pakistan Journal of NUTRITION ISSN : 1680 - 5194
Volume 7, Number 3, 2008
BIMONTHLY PUBLICATION

Title

Survey of Foetal Wastages: A Case Study of Makurdi Abattoir in Benue State from 1997 to 2002

Author

U. Abdulkadir, E.Z. Jiya and S.A. Kosu

Source Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 7 (3): 450-452, 2008
Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the causes and effects of foetal wastage in the Nigeria livestock industry, following indiscriminate slaughter of pregnant cows in Makurdi Abattoir, Benue State. A total of 45, 742 were slaughtered in the abattoir, with a total of 1,508 (3.9%) fetuses recovered from 1997 to 2002. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) between fetuses and years.



Corresponding Author:
E.Z. Jiya
Department of Animal Production,
Federal University of Technology,
Minna, Nigeria


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