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http://ir.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/14990| Title: | A survey of foetal wastage: A case study of Makurdi Abattoir in Benue State from 1997 to 2002 |
| Authors: | Usman, Abdulkadir Jiya, E. Z. Akosu, S. A. |
| Keywords: | Foetal wastage, Protein, Malnutrition |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | Pakistan Journal of Nutrition ,Asian Network for Scientific Information |
| Series/Report no.: | 7(3):450-452, 2008; |
| Abstract: | The study was conducted to evaluate the causes and effects of foetal wastage in 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%) foetuses recovered from 1997 to 2002. There was no significant difference between foetuses and years. |
| URI: | http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/14990 |
| ISSN: | 1680-5194 |
| Appears in Collections: | Animal Production |
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