Sanitary Status and Compliance with the Standard Slaughter Practices in Karu Abattoir Abuja Municipal Area Council of the FCT, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAdeolu, Adedotun Timothy
dc.contributor.authorOpasola, Olaniyi Afolabi
dc.contributor.authorSalami, Olalekan Oluwatoyosi
dc.contributor.authorIyanda, Yusuf Ayodeji
dc.contributor.authorOmenta, R. C
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-21T19:32:05Z
dc.date.available2025-02-21T19:32:05Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-01
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Background and Objective: The sanitary and hygiene conditions of abattoir are of public health concern because of its implications on the quality of meat being sold in the markets. In Nigeria, very few studies have provided a comprehensive assessment of the sanitary status in the abattoir premises. This study assessed the sanitary status and compliance with the slaughter practices in Karu Abattoir, Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using semi-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire and observational checklist adapted from Policy guidelines on market and abattoir sanitation by the Federal Ministry of Environment. Eighty (80) staff and workers of the abattoir were interviewed. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: More than half (53.7%) of the respondents reported that there is inadequate water supply facility and sourced their water from tap (64.6%) and dispose their waste water in the nearby stream. More than two-third (77.6%) of the abattoir workers reported that there are adequate veterinarians and other health officers and routine post mortem examination is adequate in the abattoir. The study showed that the abattoir lacks infrastructure and compliance with slaughter practices as basic requirements for a good abattoir as stipulated in the Policy Guidelines on Market and Abattoir Sanitation. Conclusion: The regulations on the operations of the slaughterhouse were below the standard requirements and that much was needed to be done to improve the system at the facility. There is an urgent need to enforce the minimum standards as stipulated in the policy guidelines.
dc.identifier.citationAdeolu, A., Opasola, A., Salami, O., Iyanda, A., & Omenta, R. (2019). Sanitary status and compliance with the standard slaughter practices in Karu Abattoir Abuja Municipal Area Council of the FCT, Nigeria. International Journal of Current Innovations in Advanced Research 2(2), 1-14.
dc.identifier.issnONLINE ISSN: 2636-6282
dc.identifier.issnPRINT ISSN 2659-1553
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4397
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Current Innovations in Advanced Research
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 2, Issue 2; Page 1-14
dc.titleSanitary Status and Compliance with the Standard Slaughter Practices in Karu Abattoir Abuja Municipal Area Council of the FCT, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle
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