Veterinary Public Health & Preventive Medicine

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    Poor Slaughterhouse Waste Management: Empirical Evidences From Nigeria And Implications On Achieving Millennium Development Goals .
    (2014) Adesokan, H.K
    Adequate knowledge and practice of waste management among slaughterhouse workers can help limit the associated effects of poor disposal on access to safe water, environmental sustainability and quality of life which are core areas of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Data on knowledge, attitudes and practices of waste management of 390 randomly selected slaughterhouse workers in Nigeria were collected and analyzed using multiple regression statistics. The results reveal that the majority of the respondents had poor attitudes (75.6%) and practices (97.4%) of proper waste management, though 51.5% demonstrated good knowledge. While 51.3% knew that slaughterhouse wastes are related to diseases, 75.4% were unconcerned that poor management could be major public health and environmental hazards and 74.4% discharged slaughterhouse wastewater into surrounding streams. Gender, education and work experience were significantly associated with good knowledge (p <0.05). These poor attitudes and practices have negative implications on environmental health conditions, access to safe water and quality of life. Therefore, addressing poor slaughterhouse waste management issues in developing countries becomes imperative to making achieving the MDGs a reality.
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    Management and operations of selected slaughterhouses in Oyo and Lagos
    (2012) Adesokan, H.K; Oyedoyun, A.A; Ishola, O.O; Cadmus,S.I.B
    slaughterhouse are critical point in the meat production continuum and key element in disease control chain among animals and humans. Poor mamagement and operations in slaughterhouses could undermine these potential benefits. In this study, we investigated the management and operations of 25 randomly selected urban slaughterhouses in south-western Nigeria through the use of questionnaire method. the results show that 80% of the slaughterhouses were owned by the government while the remaining were privately owned. However, 48% of the government slaughterhouses were managed by the chairmen of butchers associations, majority of whom had only primary (36%) or no formal education (20%). while only 4% each had bleeding area and slaughter hall, 84% lacked facilities for chilling meat. furthermore, 88% of these slaughterhouses indiscriminately slaughtered cattle above two years old, an important factor when considering meat palatability. overall, the low educational status of the personnel managing some of these slaughterhouses coupled with the poor facilities could adversely affect hygeinic processing of caresses thereby undermining the drive for food safety. in conclusion, we advocate the need for government to step up her supervisory activities regarding the operations and hygienic standards of slaughterhouses in Nigeria in order to safe guard public health.
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    Short Communication: Brucella Abortus Antibodies in The Sera of Indigenous.
    (2010) Cadmus, S.I.B; Adesokan, H.K; Oluwayelu, D.O; Idris, A.O; Stack, J.A