Evaluation of fore-stomach of cattle for foreign materials in Ilokun Abattoir, Ado-Ekiti

Abstract

A study was conducted from October to December 2015 at Ilokun Abattoir, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, to assess the prevalence of rumen and reticulum foreign bodies of cattle. Post-mortem examination was employed for the recovery of foreign bodies from rumen and reticulum after slaughtering. The animals were selected by using simple random sampling from all the slaughtered animals. The total numbers of slaughtered cattle examined were 241 while the numbers of animals with ingested foreign bodies in reticulum and rumen were 68 (28.2%). The types of foreign bodies detected were leathers (1.5%), clothes (1.5%), mango seeds (4.4%), wires (4.4%), plastic (7.4%), thread (16.2%), nylon (27.9%) and plants materials (36.7%). Awareness should be created on proper disposal of these foreign materials, as well as the periodical cleaning of these wastes in the grazing area.

Keywords: foreign bodies, ruminants, prevalence, abattoir, rumen