Bovine foetal wastage and its economic implication: a six-year (2003 – 2008) retrospective study in an abattoir in northwestern, Nigeria

Authors

  • Emmanuel Ochefije Ngbede Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria PMB 1069 Kaduna State, Nigeria
  • Sunday Akau Hena College of Agriculture and Animal Science (CAAS) Bakura Zamfara State Nigeria
  • Oluwashina Oluwaysegun Oguntoye College of Agriculture and Animal Science (CAAS) Bakura Zamfara State Nigeria
  • Ruth Tarhyel Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
  • Clement Bulus College of Agriculture and Animal Science (CAAS) Bakura Zamfara State Nigeria

Keywords:

Foetal wastage, Abattoir, Cattle, economic loss, Kaduna State, Nigeria

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Published

2012-08-28

How to Cite

Ochefije Ngbede, E. ., Akau Hena, S. ., Oluwaysegun Oguntoye, O. ., Tarhyel, R. ., & Bulus, C. . (2012). Bovine foetal wastage and its economic implication: a six-year (2003 – 2008) retrospective study in an abattoir in northwestern, Nigeria. Scientific Journal of Veterinary Advances, 1(2), 42-46. Retrieved from http://sjournals.com/index.php/sjva/article/view/1496

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