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Studies on indigestible foreign bodies in goats slaughtered at Morogoro
Municipal slaughterhouse, Tanzania
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Makungu M1* and Nonga HE2 |
1Department
of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology; 2Department of
Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine
and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box
3021, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
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Abstract |
This cross sectional study was conducted
in October and November 2017 to
investigate the occurrence of indigestible foreign bodies in goats
slaughtered at Morogoro Municipal slaughterhouse, Tanzania. During
ante-mortem examination of goats, the breed, sex, age, origin and the
general body conditions were recorded. After slaughter and evisceration,
the
set of stomachs
of 119 goats examined for the presence of indigestible foreign bodies.
The results indicated that most of the slaughter goats were local breed
(90.8%), female (66.4%), had age >2 years (63.0%), had originated from
Dakawa (42.9%) and their general body condition was moderate (65.5%).
Out of 119 goats, 22 (18.5%) had different kinds of indigestible foreign
bodies in their rumen or rumen and reticulum. A significantly (P<0.05)
high proportion of animals with poor body condition (40.0%) had
indigestible foreign bodies compared to those with good body condition
(9.7%). The observed indigestible foreign bodies were plastic bags
(77.3%), maize corns (13.6%), clothing material (4.5%), hairballs
(9.1%), stones (4.5%) and fruit seeds (9.1%). Further, a greater
proportion (72.7%) of indigestible foreign bodies, were encountered in
the rumen. This study found that the ingestion of indigestible foreign
bodies is common in goats slaughtered at the Morogoro Municipal
slaughterhouse as a result of widespread use with improper disposal of
plastic bags. This may cause significant losses in the livestock
production. Therefore, it is recommended that plastic bags should be
properly disposed of and appropriate policies for solid waste management
should be implemented.
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Keywords:
Foreign bodies; Goat; Slaughterhouse; Tanzania |
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To cite this article:
Makungu M and HE Nonga,
2018.
Studies on indigestible foreign bodies in goats slaughtered at Morogoro
Municipal slaughterhouse, Tanzania.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 8(1): 13-18. |
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