Assessment of facilities and slaughter figures of livestock species in Oko-Oba central abattoir Ifako-Ijaye, Agege Lagos State, Nigeria

Abattoirs are needed to centralize slaughter processes and ensure surveillance of animal diseases at in order avoid zoonotic transmission humans through meat consumption. Inadequate facilities hygiene abattoirs can result the contamination cause occupational hazards workers. The objectives this study were assess conditions daily figures livestock species Oko-oba abattoir, Ifako-ijaye, Agege Lagos State. was conducted for three seasons from August 2020 April 2021. A structured questionnaire used collect information on area, while visits, physical observation interviews data. Data collected analyzed using descriptive statistics frequencies percentages. Cattle most commonly slaughtered (92.34 %), followed by goat (6.34 sheep (1.15 %) camel (0.18 late wet season (August - September). Cattle, goat, slain decreasing during early dry (October December) (90.17 %, 8.38 1.40 % 0.04 respectively). In (January April), cattle recorded have 88.00 10.92 1.07 0.01 %. It determined that had no impact types slaughtered. butchered regardless studied, goats, camels. abattoir also lacks several fundamental amenities expected a standard those present either non-functional or inadequate.