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Sanitary practices and occurrence of zoonotic conditions in cattle at slaughter in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania: implications for public health
As meat consumption is increasing worldwide to cover for protein
demands, also raise concerns and challenges regarding meat hygiene and
safety. The current one year follow up study aimed at investigating on
sanitary practices and occurrence of zoonotic conditions, during
postmortem examination, in cattle at slaughter in Morogoro Municipality
abattoir. Sanitary practices were assessed through direct observation
where as routine post-mortem inspection procedures were employed to
detect zoonotic conditions in cattle at slaughter. During the study
period a total of 30,713 cattle were slaughtered and inspected at the
abattoir. Results revealed poor hygienic practices at the level of
abattoir surrounding, the slaughter operation area, personnel as well
as meat vans. Whole carcasses, lungs, livers, hearts and heads were
condemned due to zoonotic conditions at rates of 0.026%, 1.96%, 1.61%,
0.02% and 0.21% respectively. Bovine tuberculosis, Cysticercus bovis
cysts, fasciolosis and hydatidosis were the responsible zoonotic
conditions for the condemnations. Bovine tuberculosis was a leading
zoonotic cause of condemnations accounting for 95.7% of lungs and 100%
of all head and carcass condemnations. Cysticercus bovis cysts were
ranking the second in serving as causes of condemnations closely
followed by fasciolosis and lastly hydatidosis. Occurrence of disease
conditions with zoonotic implication in cattle at slaughter, meant for
human consumption, may pose significant economic and public health
risks to especially disaster-prone marginalized communities. Thus,
there is a need to introduce appropriate control measures of livestock
diseases to minimize the rate of infection; and eventually reduce
economic losses and safeguard public health