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

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U. Abdulkadir
Department of Animal Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
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CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
E.Z. Jiya
Department of Animal Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
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S.A. Kosu
Department of Animal Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
Published on: April 15, 2008
DOI 10.3923/pjn.2008.450.452
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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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Foetal wastage, malnutrition, protein

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Abdulkadir, U., Jiya, E., & Kosu, S. (2008). Survey of Foetal Wastages: A Case Study of Makurdi Abattoir in Benue State from 1997 to 2002. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 7(3), 450–452. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2008.450.452
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