Bacteriological characteristics of abattoir effluents (wastewater), abattoir water source, and water bodies receiving abattoir wastewater were investigated in Abuja, Nigeria using the multiple-tube fermentation technique. Source of water to the abattoirs and the usage of water bodies receiving abattoir effluents were determined using questionnaires. Bacterial counts ranged from 4.8 × 10(6) to 5...

Recent research has shown that much preharvest Salmonella enterica infection in pigs occurs immediately before slaughter during this rest period in the contaminated abattoir holding pens. The objective of this study was to evaluate a potential intervention strategy to reduce the prevalence of S. enterica-positive pigs at slaughter, which consisted of resting pigs prior to slaughter on their tra...

This study evaluated the effects of oocyte source on in vitro maturation (IVM) and embryo developmental competence in goats by the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) technique. Oocytes were obtained either by laparoscopic ovum pick-up (LOPU) or by slicing of abattoir ovaries. The donor does used for LOPU were superstimulated and their estrus was synchronized. Recovered oocytes from both so...

Tel.: +2348134136233 The objective of this study was to isolate and determine the antibiotic sensitivity patterns of bacteria isolated from Ogbete abattoir effluent in Enugu State to different classes of antibiotics. Sixty bacterial isolates were obtained from 20 abattoir effluent samples at 4 different points of Ogbete abattoir. The isolated bacteria were identified using standard microbiology...

PURPOSE Foodborne diseases are common in the developing countries due to the predominant poor food handling and sanitation practices, particularly as a result of inadequate food safety laws, weak regulatory structures, and inadequate funding as well as a lack of appropriate education for food-handlers. The most frequently involved foods in disease outbreaks are of animal origin. However, in spi...

BACKGROUND So-called atypical scrapie was first identified in Great Britain (GB) in 2002 following the introduction of wide-scale scrapie surveillance. In particular, abattoir and fallen stock surveys have been carried out in GB since 2002, with a total of 147 atypical positives identified by the end of 2006. The results of these surveys provide data with which to assess temporal trends in the ...

Cutaneous infections occurring in abattoir workers are an under-recognized cause of occupational morbidity. This study examined the incident rates of cutaneous infection in a medium sized metropolitan abattoir in Adelaide, South Australia. The results show that cutaneous infections are common (0.65 per 1,000 working days) and that there exists an association between the nature of the work task ...

BACKGROUND Abattoir condemnations may play an important role in a food animal syndromic surveillance system. Portion condemnation data may be particularly useful, as these data can provide more specific information on health outcomes than whole carcass condemnation data. Various seasonal, secular, disease, and non-disease factors have been previously identified to be associated with whole carca...

in order to investigate the prevalence and detection of etiological agents of pyelonephritis in shahrekordabattoir, 404 kidneys of slaughtered cattle (207 female and 197 male) were inspected. kidney samples, whichhad gross changes were obtained for histological examination. urine and renal tissue samples were alsocollected aseptically for microbiological examination. in histological examination...

The study was carried out to evaluate the physical facilities of four major abattoirs in North-western states of Nigeria these are: Mayanka abattoir in Kano, Kara abattoir in Sokoto, Zango abattoir Zaria and Kawo abattoir in Kaduna. The facilities of these abattoirs were evaluated based on their presence and functional status. Pictures were taken using digital camera to document conditions of t...