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    Survey of Foetal Wastages: A case Study of Makurdi Abattoir in Benue State from 1997 to 2002
    (Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2008) Usman, Abdulkadir; Jiya, E. Z.; Akosu, S.
    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.