A Survey of Pathological Conditions of Public Health Importance in Slaughtered Cattle in Ilorin Central Abattoir, Nigeria
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2013
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Esxon Publishers
Abstract
The prevalence of disease constitutes a serious setback to livestock industry in Nigeria. An effective livestock disease
control programme, needs up-to-date record of common diseases prevalent in an area. The knowledge of the magnitude to
which the public is exposed to certain zoonoses through beef consumption is very useful in preventive medicine. Ilorin
central Abattoir was visited between January and December 2011 to collect information on pathological conditions of
public health importance found in slaughtered cattle during the period. Records were kept on sex, breed, foetal wastage and
on results of laboratory findings on faeces and worms collected from the disease organ. A total of 38,560 cattle were
examined. Pneumonia constituted (42%), Helminthiasis (18%), Abscesses in liver, lung and kidney (10%) and other
problems (30%) of the pathological conditions noted. Out of the 4,550 organs infected with diseases 1,350 (27.47%)
portions were salvaged while 3200 (72.53%) whole organs were condemned. Twenty nine whole carcasses were
condemned. Foetal wastage was estimated at 18% of the 20,150 female cattle slaughtered while 18,410 male was
slaughtered during the period. Mycobacterium spp., Salmonella sp, Staphylococcus sp and Bacillus sp isolated from
disease organs were of Public Health importance. Suggestions were made for improving the meat inspection practices of
the Abattoir and for providing better education to the butchers.
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Abattoir, Public Health, Slaughtered Cattle, Ilorin, Kwara State
Citation
Olatunde et al., 2013