Assessment of livestock slaughtered for food and meat inspection issues in selected abattoirs in Benue State, Nigeria

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Table 1. Distribution of body condition scores of cattle presented at slaughter

Variable	Category	Animals examined	Body condition score			F	p-Value
		n (%)	Score 1	Score 2	Score 3
			n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Abattoir	Makurdi	207 (37.8)	100 (48.3)^b	107 (51.7)^c	0 (0.0)^a	56.11	0.001
	Gboko	177 (32.3)	35 (19.8)^a	105 (59.3)^b	37(20.9)^a
	Katsina-Ala	105 (19.1)	79 (75.2)^a	26 (24.8)^a	0 (0.0)^a
	Adikpo	59 (10.8)	39 (66.1)^a	20 (33.9)^a	0 (0.0)^a
Breed	Bunaji	510 (93.1)	229 (44.9)	248 (48.6)	33 (6.5)	1.61	0.201
	Rahaji	13 (2.4)	9 (69.2)	3 (23.1)	1 (7.7)
	Gudali	23 (4.2)	13 (56.5)	7 (30.4)	3 (13.0)
	Mixed	2 (0.3)	2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Sex	Male	193 (35.2)	141 (73.1)	52 (26.9)	0 (0.0)	107.57	0.001
	Female	355 (64.8)	112 (31.5)	206 (58.0)	37 (10.4)
Age	Adult	492 (89.8)	223 (45.3)	232 (47.2)	37 (7.5)	3.35	0.068
	Young	56 (10.2)	30 (53.6)	26 (46.4)	0 (0.0)
	Total	548 (100.0)	253 (46.2)	258 (47.1)	37 (6.7)

Notes: Score 1 = good; Score 2 = moderately emaciated; Score 3 = highly emaciated.

Values in the same column with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).

Table 2. Distribution of body condition scores of goats presented at slaughter

Variable	Category	Animals examined	Body condition score			F	p-Value
		n (%)	Score 1	Score 2	Score 3
			n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Abattoir	Makurdi	201 (37.2)	68 (33.8)^b	117 (58.2)^c	16 (8.0)^a	98.32	0.001
	Gboko	130 (24.1)	93 (71.5)^a	37 (28.5)^b	0 (0.0)^a
	Katsina-Ala	104 (19.3)	103 (99.0)^a	0 (0.0)^a	1 (1.0)^a
	Adikpo	105 (19.4)	105 (100.0)^a	0 (0.0)^a	0 (0.0)^a
Breed	Maradi	187 (34.6)	58 (31.0)	113 (60.4)	16 (8.6)	269.28	0.001
	WAD	353 (65.4)	311 (88.1)	41 (11.6)	1 (0.3)
Sex	Male	98 (18.1)	57 (58.2)	38 (38.8)	3 (3.1)	4.22	0.041
	Female	442 (81.9)	312 (70.6)	116 (26.2)	14 (3.2)
Age	Young	73 (13.5)	53 (72.6)	17 (23.3)	3 (4.1)	0.32	0.573
	Adult	467 (86.5)	316 (67.7)	137 (29.3)	14 (3.0)
	Total	540 (100.0)	369 (68.3)	154 (28.5)	17 (3.2)

Notes: WAD = West African dwarf; Score 1 = Good; Score 2 = moderately emaciated; Score 3 = highly emaciated.

Values in the same column with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).

Table 3. Summary of body condition scores of cattle and goats presented at slaughter

Variables		Animals examined	Body condition scores			F	p-Value
		n (%)	Score 1	Score 2	Score 3
			n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Species	Cattle	548 (50.4)	253 (46.2)	258 (47.1)	37 (6.7)	54.27	0.001
	Goats	540 (49.6)	369 (68.3)	154 (28.5)	17 (3.1)
Abattoir	Makurdi	408 (37.5)	168 (41.2)^c	224 (54.9)^c	16 (3.9)^a	82.11	0.001
	Gboko	307 (28.2)	128 (41.7)^b	142 (46.2)^b	37(12.1)^a
	Katsina-Ala	209 (19.2)	182 (87.8)^a	26 (12.4)^a	1 (0.5)^a
	Adikpo	164 (15.1)	144 (87.8)^a	20 (12.2)^a	0 (0.0)^a
	Total	1,088 (100.0)	622 (57.2)	412 (37.9)	54 (5.0)

Notes: Score 1 = good; Score 2 = moderately emaciated; Score 3 = highly emaciated.

Values in the same column with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).