Cattle cruelty and risks of meat contamination at Akinyele cattle market and slaughter slab in Oyo State, Nigeria

Adeyemo, Olanike K.; Adeyemi, I. G.; Awosanya, Emmanuel Jolaoluwa

doi:10.1007/s11250-009-9370-3

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“…Majority of the lairages in slaughterhouses in Oyo State are not routinely cleaned, this further supports the findings of previous studies, that most slaughterhouses in Nigeria do not have functional lairages (Lawan et al, 2013). Also, the usage of lairage if present at all for resting of livestock before slaughtering is poor, which is in line with the assertion of Adeyemo et al (2009), that lairage has been largely implicated as a point for cross contamination among animals being rested after transportation from long distance.…”

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confidence: 88%

Potential risk factors associated with carcass contamination in slaughterhouse operations and hygiene in Oyo state, Nigeria

Fasanmi¹,

Makinde²,

Popoola³

et al. 2018

Int. J. Livest. Prod.

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Avoiding meat contamination at slaughterhouses is crucial for food safety; consumers' awareness and concern for the type of food they eat has attracted global attention and redirected research interests towards food safety. The practical hygiene in the slaughterhouse operations play key role in the safety and wholesomeness of meat. A cross sectional survey was carried out on 60 slaughterhouses in Ibadan, Oyo and Ogbomosho, in Oyo State, South Western Nigeria. A well-structured pre-tested checklist was administered and scored; data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics and ttest to separate significant differences between abattoirs and slaughter slabs. This study revealed that for the 50 items scored, only four [environmental cleanliness (66.7%), washing of slaughtering tools and equipments (60%), access to facility to wash hands and shoes (71.7%), and appropriateness of slaughterhouse location (58.3%)] were partially observed. The remaining 46 are non-existent or poorly implemented. However, only 9 out of the 23 items of the practical hygiene and level of cleanliness compared between the surveyed abattoirs and slaughter slabs, showed significant (p < 0.05) differences. These are garbage disposal (p<0.001), washing of slaughtering tools and equipments (p<0.001), disinfection of the slaughterhouse (p<0.014), disinfection of premises (p<0.001), and disinfection of infrastructure and equipments (p<0.002). Others are, availability of sufficient and clean water (p<0.001), good hygiene (p<0.033) and also, hands washing after slaughtering (p<0.001) and hands disinfection (p<0.001). The surveyed abattoirs performed better than slaughter slabs in hygiene and level of cleanliness. But nevertheless all evidences of unhygienic practices and predisposing risk factors across the surveyed slaughter locations would serve as critical points for the distribution of contaminated meat to the public, and also serve as medium for occupational disease acquisition. Hence the issue of food safety is called to question. There is the need for workers training on operational hygiene and occupational zoonoses.

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confidence: 88%

Potential risk factors associated with carcass contamination in slaughterhouse operations and hygiene in Oyo state, Nigeria

Fasanmi¹,

Makinde²,

Popoola³

et al. 2018

Int. J. Livest. Prod.

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“…Cases of manhandling and cruelty were very prevalent amongst the abattoir workers, while slaughter procedures are inhumane and induced suffering to the cattle. This is similar to incidents previously described elsewhere in a slaughter slabs in Oyo State (Adeyemo et al, 2009). Many cases of poorly conducted ante-mortem inspections (AMI) were observed with implications for risk of transfers to humans of zoonotic and infectious diseases from cattle (FAO, 1994).…”

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“…Since the primary objectives of AMI is previously well described, a poorly conducted AMI as observed in the Bodija Municipal Abattoir exposes the consuming public and the abattoir workers to tremendous health hazards. In addition, the quality of water used at the abattoir have been known to be heavily contaminated with faecal and other pathogenic microorganism from previous study (Adeyemo et al, 2009) and the quantity used per animal was grossly insufficient, thus the risk of human enteric infections and food-borne diseases associated with meat consumption from this abattoir is possible. Previous worker had recommended a volume of approximately 650 L of water per cow in the Nigerian abattoir (Alonge, 2001).…”

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confidence: 94%

Abattoir characteristics and seroprevalence of bovine brucellosis in cattle slaughtered at Bodija Municipal Abattoir, Ibadan, Nigeria

Bwala¹,

Cheryl²,

Folorunso³

et al. 2015

J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health

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Brucella abortus infection in humans in Nigeria has been recorded as a cause of febrile disease. In Nigeria, the transhumance (Fulani nomadic) husbandry system is the most common cattle farming system with about 95% of all the country's cattle population produced under this husbandry system. About 75% of all slaughtered cattle are processed in government-approved abattoirs. In view of the aforementioned, this abattoir can give a fair representation for a surveillance study of the Nigerian cattle population. 220 cattle were selected on arrival using systematic random sampling from a total slaughter population of 17,912 cattle, and were chosen over a 10-week period. Sixty-three percent (63.2%) of all slaughtered animals were cows, and only 4% were under 18 months (two-tooth). The indigenous breeds predominated and individual seroprevalence of B. abortus was estimated at 5.45% (n=12) using the Rose Bengal plate test. Currently, no safety measures is in place for abattoir workers and pre-slaughter monitoring for positive animals is lacking. Certain measures were suggested to reduce the zoonotic risk of human brucellosis from the slaughter process.

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“…Poor animal welfare on the farm, through the production stage of the pigs may be a significant contributor to sub-optimal output from pig husbandry in Nigeria as high stress level predisposes to myriads of disease conditions (Thomson and Friendship, 2012). These cruel practices observed with pigs have also been reported in other livestock in Nigeria (Adeyemo et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 73%

Pork Processing in Southwestern Nigeria: Peculiarities, Animal Welfare Concerns and Public Health Implications

Omotosho¹,

Emikpe²,

Lasisi³

et al. 2016

AJID

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Background: Pig slaughtering methods influence the quality of pig products and also serves as a critical point for the control of zoonosis and other food-borne infections. This study aimed at assessing the peculiarities, the animal welfare concerns and the public health implications of pig slaughtering activities was conducted on three major abattoirs in Southwestern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Information on pre-slaughter handling, slaughtering and carcass processing were obtained by observation over a continuous 2-week period of normal abattoir activities in each abattoir by the authors. Structured questionnaires were administered and focus group interviews were conducted to obtain information from the abattoir workers and health officials. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Result and Conclusion:The pig slaughtering methods in the three locations vary considerably with some identified areas of animal welfare concerns which include inhumane transportation , restraining, lairaging, and stunning practices.s. These amount to excessive stress and poor animal welfare. The abattoir findings with public health implications include floor slaughtering, inadequate water supply, excessive biological intrusions, poor environmental hygiene, poor waste disposal and failure of abattoir workers to use protective clothing. The implications of the findings are discussed.

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Cattle cruelty and risks of meat contamination at Akinyele cattle market and slaughter slab in Oyo State, Nigeria

Cited by 25 publications

References 4 publications

Potential risk factors associated with carcass contamination in slaughterhouse operations and hygiene in Oyo state, Nigeria

Potential risk factors associated with carcass contamination in slaughterhouse operations and hygiene in Oyo state, Nigeria

Abattoir characteristics and seroprevalence of bovine brucellosis in cattle slaughtered at Bodija Municipal Abattoir, Ibadan, Nigeria

Pork Processing in Southwestern Nigeria: Peculiarities, Animal Welfare Concerns and Public Health Implications

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