Occurrences of indigestible foreign bodies in cattle slaughtered at Morogoro Municipal Slaughterhouse, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorBwatota, S. F.
dc.contributor.authorMakungu, M.
dc.contributor.authorNonga, H. E.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-19T14:28:04Z
dc.date.available2018-07-19T14:28:04Z
dc.date.issued2018-02-22
dc.descriptionJournal of Veterinary Medicine Volume 2018, Article ID 4818203, 6 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4818203en_US
dc.description.abstractA cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the occurrence of indigestible foreign bodies (IFB) in cattle slaughtered at Morogoro Municipal Slaughterhouse, Tanzania. A total of 387 slaughter cattle were examined for presence of IFB. Out of 387 examined cattle, 93 (24.03%) had IFB in their fore stomachs. The observed IFB were plastic bags, fruit seeds, clothing materials, ropes, hairballs, leather materials, stones, metallic nails, and wire. Plastic bags were the most frequently (50.5%) observed IFB followed by fruit seeds (18.3%). A significantly (𝑝 < 0.05) high proportion of old animals (31.7%) had IFB compared to the young animals (21.2%). Similarly, the frequency of occurrence of IFB was significantly high (𝑝 < 0.05) in crossbred dairy cattle (42.3%) compared to local breeds (22.7%). Cattle that appeared with poor body condition (37.8%) were found to bemore affected (𝑝 < 0.05) by IFB than those with good body condition (15.9%). In 91.4% of animals which had IFB, all the materials were located in the rumen. This study showed that presence of IFB is a common problem in cattle slaughtered at Morogoro Municipal Slaughterhouse and may significantly cause poor production and mortality in affected animals. Therefore, appropriate solid waste disposal should be implemented.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTanzania Higher Education Students Loan Boarden_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2562
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHINDAWIen_US
dc.subjectIndigestible Foreign Bodiesen_US
dc.subjectCattleen_US
dc.subjectMorogoroen_US
dc.titleOccurrences of indigestible foreign bodies in cattle slaughtered at Morogoro Municipal Slaughterhouse, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://www.hindawi.com/journals/jvm/2018/4818203/en_US

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