Slaughter stock abattoir survey of carcasses and organ/offal condemnations in Arusha region, northern Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMellau, Benard
dc.contributor.authorNonga, Hezron
dc.contributor.authorKarimuribo, Esron
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-06T06:01:20Z
dc.date.available2021-12-06T06:01:20Z
dc.date.issued2010-11-28
dc.description.abstractThe current study reviews a 3-year record of slaughtered animals in Arusha abattoir to determine the causes of carcasses and organ/offal condemnations. A total of 115,186 cattle, 61,551 sheep, 37,850 goats and 13,310 pigs were slaughtered. Out of the slaughtered cattle, 8.6% were pregnant. Up to 125 (0.108%), 39 (0.063%), 40 (0.106%) and 132 (0.992%) of all cattle, sheep, goats and pig carcasses, respectively, were totally condemned. Cysticercosis was the leading cause of total carcass condemnations in cattle (0.051%) and in pig (1.397%), while emaciation accounted for 0.045% and 0.074% of carcass condemnations in sheep and goats, respectively. Livers and lungs were the most condemned organs in all four animal species. The main cause of condemnations of cattle livers was fasciolosis (8.6%), while stilesiosis in sheep and goats accounted for 8.1% and 7.3%, respectively. Ascariasis (4.03%) was the only cause of liver condemnation in pigs. Pneumonia was the leading cause of lung condemnations at the rates of 3.99%, 2.43% and 2.83% in cattle, sheep and goats, respectively. Because of their zoonotic nature, occurrences of hydatidosis, cysticercosis, fasciolosis and tuberculosis may pose a public health risk. Thus, there is a need to introduce appropriate control measures of livestock diseases to minimise the rate of infection and reduce economic losses.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1573-7438
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3907
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectLivestock diseasesen_US
dc.subjectAbattoir recordsen_US
dc.subjectCondemnationen_US
dc.subjectCattleen_US
dc.subjectSheepen_US
dc.subjectGoatsen_US
dc.titleSlaughter stock abattoir survey of carcasses and organ/offal condemnations in Arusha region, northern Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlDOI 10.1007/s11250-010-9773-1en_US

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