Preservation of the remains and the inclusion of small amounts of other species (particularly the human bones) suggests that the bones were redeposited and probably represent fellmongers refuse. The low incidence of butchery marks implies that the horse bones are unlikely to be the remains of animals slaughtered for human consumption, the few knife and chop marks probably being associated with ...

Animal skin that has been processed to retain its flexibility, toughness, and waterproof nature is known as leather, and the leather industry is New Zealand's seventh largest industry. New Zealand leather is made by processing the skins of animals slaughtered in the meat processing industry, and hence the majority of skins tanned are those of sheep and cattle. Animal skins are converted to leat...

The tick burdens of 115 Merino sheep, slaughtered over a period of 15 consecutive months on a farm in the north-eastern Orange Free State, were determined. A total of 7 ixodid and 1 argasid tick species were recovered and the seasonal abundances of Boophilus decoloratus, Hyalomma marginatum rufipes, Margaropus winthemi and Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi were determined. One hundred and forty-nin...

This work is mainly devoted to the study of trace elements concentrations, copper and zinc, in different organs of 50 cattle, 50 sheep, 30 camels and 40 equines slaughtered in municipal slaughterhouse of Casablanca, which is the main source of consumption meat in the study area. The organs that have been studied were the liver, lung, skeletal muscle, heart and kidney for each animal. All organs...

Erythromycin-resistant Campylobacter were isolated from pig, cattle, and poultry carcasses slaughtered in Poland between 2008 and 2011. A total of 1335 strains were examined and among them 20 (1.5%) showed a high level of erythromycin resistance (≥ 32 mg/l) as determined by the microbroth dilution method. All these isolates were C. coli and mainly originated from poultry (15 strains). PCR ampli...

An abattoir based study was conducted to determine the incidence of hydatid cyst disease in cattle, camel, sheep and goats, over a one year period (Oct 2003Sept 2004). Forty six thousand two hundred and twenty three (46223) cattle; 3545 camel; 16345 sheep and 14134 goats were examined at post mortem for evidence of hydatid cyst lesions. Incidences of 34 (0.07%), 318 (8.97%), 23 (0.14%) and 4 (0...

In 1990 an outbreak of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) occurred in Italy. Subsequent surveillance for CBPP was based on random sampling in bovine herds, serological controls on all animals moved from the herd of origin and controls on slaughtered animals. Official tests employed were the complement fixation test (CFT) and bacteriological isolation and typing. A total of 33,856 serum sa...