Background The livestock industry plays a vital role in the economy of Nigeria. It serves as a
major source of income and livelihood for majority of Nigerians who are rural settlers and …

Abstract This 8‐year (from 2008 to 2016) retrospective study calculated the percentage of
carcass and organ (lung and liver) condemnations and estimated the direct financial costs at …

This study investigated the magnitude of porcine cysticercosis (PC), its risk factors, economic
effects and the perceptions of 80 pig farmers from Nyabimata (n= 38) and Muganza (n= 42) …

From July 2019 to June 2020, the prevalence of Cysticercus bovis was conducted to
determine the percent of infection and, morphological, histological, and molecular …

Background Bovine cysticercosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease that affects cattle caused
by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia saginata, the adult parasite that causes taeniasis …

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 …

Taeniosis is a parasitic disease that is spread through food and has major public health
repercussions. Its larval stage produces muscle infection in cattle and buffalo, an ailment …

Bovine cysticercosis is an infection of cattle caused by the larval stage, Cysticercus bovis of
the human intestinal cestode, Taenia saginata. It is an infection of public health significance …

A study to investigate the prevalence of cysticercus bovis in cattle slaughtered at Lafia
Central abattoir was conducted. A total number of 300 cattle were sampled across breed …

There are limited studies on red offal condemnations and financial implications at high
throughput abattoirs in Namibia. Causes of condemnation, temporal distributions and …