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1. Causes, Patterns, and Economic Implications of Carcass Condemnation of Cattle Slaughtered at Oshana Region, North of Namibia Based on Post-Mortem Inspection

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Alaster Samkange, Jessey Alice Kamwi, Charles Madzinga, Borden Mushonga, Pricilla Mbiri, Erick Kandiwa, Oscar Madzingira, and Emmanuel Hikufe

Subjects
animal diseases, lcsh:TP368-456, digestive, oral, and skin physiology, public health, food and beverages, abattoirs, humanities, food inspection, lcsh:Food processing and manufacture, fluids and secretions, Geography, cattle, namibia, Socioeconomics, Food Science
Abstract

Background: Meat inspection is one of the essential tools for ensuring good quality and safe meat. The objective of this study was to evaluate carcass condemnation of cattle slaughtered in Oshana region, North of Namibia. Methods: In this 4-year retrospective study, causes, patterns, and economic implications of carcass condemnation of cattle slaughtered in Oshana region, North of Namibia were evaluated based on post-mortem inspection procedure. The SPSS software version 25 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Overall, 0.37% (120 out of 32 648) beef carcasses were condemned during the period of this study. The major causes of condemnation of carcasses were bruising (60 out of 120; 50%), followed by pus contamination. The condemnation rate in female cattle (65%) was significantly (p

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2020

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