Female cattle slaughter and foetal wastage: A case study of the Lafenwa abattoir, Ogun state, Nigeria

Female cattle slaughter and foetal wastage: A case study of the Lafenwa abattoir, Ogun state, Nigeria

In developing countries, indiscriminate slaughtering of pregnant ruminants and consequent foetal wastage (FW) are persistent practices, which have impacted the agricultural and economic advancement of such countries. Retrospective data from 2008 to 2016 of a municipal slaughterhouse in Ogun state, N...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cogent food & agriculture 2020, Vol.6 (1), p.1809308, Article 1809308
Hauptverfasser: Adebowale, O. O., Ekundayo, O., Awoseyi, A. A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abattoirs
Agricultural wastes
Agriculture
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Agronomy
Animal husbandry
Animal welfare
Cattle
Developing countries
female cattle slaughter
foetal wastage
Food security
LDCs
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Livestock
livestock sustainability
Prohibition
Science & Technology
Slaughter
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Zusammenfassung:In developing countries, indiscriminate slaughtering of pregnant ruminants and consequent foetal wastage (FW) are persistent practices, which have impacted the agricultural and economic advancement of such countries. Retrospective data from 2008 to 2016 of a municipal slaughterhouse in Ogun state, Nigeria was assessed for the current patterns of female cattle (FC) slaughter and FW. A total of 353,503 (mean/year: 29,457 ± 1651) FC were slaughtered, and 44,713 (12.65%; mean/year: 3,726 ± 584) FW estimated over a period of 9 years. There were significant yearly variations in throughput of FC and FW (p
ISSN:2331-1932
2331-1932
DOI:10.1080/23311932.2020.1809308