| 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 |
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| 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. |
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