Causes and implications of bovine organs/offal condemnations in some abattoirs in Western Nigeria

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1455-1463

  Cadmus, S I B ^a   Adesokan, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abattoir records; Cattle; Condemnations; Disease; Nigeria; Public health

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ECONOMICS; MEAT; NIGERIA; PATHOLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VISCERA;

ABATTOIRS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; MEAT; NIGERIA; VISCERA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 70350292738     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9334-7     Document Type: Article

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