Survey of Foetal Wastages: A case Study of Makurdi Abattoir in Benue State from 1997 to 2002
| dc.contributor.author | Usman, Abdulkadir | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jiya, E. Z. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Akosu, S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-29T09:41:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.description.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. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | A. Usman, E.Z. Jiya, and S.A. kosu, (2008). A Survey of foetal wastages: A case study of Makurdi Abattoir in Benue state from 1997-2002, Pakistan journal of Nutrition, 7(3):450452. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1680-5194 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:4000/handle/123456789/1259 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, Asian Network for Scientific Information | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 7; 3 | |
| dc.subject | Foetal Wastage | |
| dc.subject | Protein | |
| dc.subject | Malnutrition | |
| dc.title | Survey of Foetal Wastages: A case Study of Makurdi Abattoir in Benue State from 1997 to 2002 | |
| dc.type | Article |