Prevalence and Economic Impacts of Eight (8) Reasons for Seizure of Small Ruminant Meat at the Port-Bouët Slaughterhouse of the Autonomous District of Abidjan, Côte D'ivoire
Adama Coulibaly *
Training and Research Unit of Biological Sciences, Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, BP 1328, Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire.
Komissiri Dagnogo
LANADA/Laboratoire Central d'Agrochimie et d'Écotoxicologie (LCAE), 04 BP 612 Abidjan 04, Côte d'Ivoire and Department of Slaughterhouses and Food Hygiene of the Autonomous District of Abidjan, BP V 24 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and Department of Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Animal and Fishery Resources, BP V 24 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Mamadou Dosso
Training and Research Unit of Biological Sciences, Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, BP 1328, Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire.
Ouattara Salifou Gboko
Training and Research Unit of Biological Sciences, Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, BP 1328, Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire.
Atchoumtcho Sara Coulibaly
Training and Research Unit of Biological Sciences, Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, BP 1328, Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire.
Godi Henri Marius Biego
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agriculture and Development of Biological Resources, Training and Research Unit of Biosciences, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University, Abidjan, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Cote d’Ivoire.
Adama Coulibaly
Department of Biochemistry, Biosciences Training and Research Unit Félix Houphouët-Boigny University 22 BP 582, Abidjan 22, Côte d'Ivoire.
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Abstract
Aims: This study intends to contribute to the improvement of the quality of small ruminant meat produced at the Port-Bouët slaughterhouse in order to protect consumer health and facilitate the implementation of prophylactic measures.
Study Design: This was a retrospective study conducted at the Port-Bouët slaughterhouse on data produced from July, 2019 to June, 2020 on small ruminants received.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted from January to May 2021 at the Port-Bouët slaughterhouse which receives small ruminants (sheep, goats) from neighboring countries and Ivorian farms. The animals slaughtered in this slaughterhouse come from the small ruminant market at the Port-Bouet slaughterhouse.
Methodology: Data were collected from the digital database of the operating system called "Système de Gestion et d'Identification des Animaux à Port-Bouët" (SYGIAP 3.1). These data concerned the origin of the animals, the number of animals slaughtered, the type of seizure, the reasons for the seizures and the organs seized.
Results: The results indicate that the slaughterhouse is supplied with small ruminants by four (4) countries with proportions of 68.14% (Burkina Faso), 29.29% (Mali), 2.44% (Côte d'Ivoire) and 0.13% (Niger).The proportion of animals slaughtered at the slaughterhouse is 31% and the prevalences of the causes for carcass condemnation are 0.35% (Cysticercosis), 3.32% (echinococcosis), 5.07% (hepatic cirrhosis), 5.46% (tuberculosis), 9.43% (abscesses), 13.25% (congestion), 28.97% (distomatosis), and 34.15% (hemosiderosis). For the organs seized, the proportions are 0.05% (3 seizures), 0.06% (4 seizures), 0.18% (12 seizures), 0.27% (18 seizures), 0.32% (21 seizures), 23.01% (1,517 seizures) and 76.11% (5,019 seizures) for intestines, muscle, spleen, kidney, heart, lung and liver respectively ; no total seizure (seizure of the whole carcass) is observed. Financial losses linked to all the seizures amount to 8,074,000 XOF.
Conclusion: The Port-Bouët slaughterhouse should report the information obtained during inspections to enable the implementation of prophylactic measures from the origin of the animals in order to reduce the financial and sanitary impacts of zoonoses.
Keywords: Small ruminants, reasons for seizure, zoonosis, slaughterhouse, Côte d'Ivoire