TY  - JOUR
T1  - Incidence of Fetal Wastage in Cattle Slaughtered at the Shahrekord Industrial 
  Slaughter House, Shahrekord, Iran
AU - Jazayeri, Amin AU - Shekarchian, Sepehr AU - Shekarchian, Sahab AU - Motaghi, Monika 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
SP  - 188
EP  - 191
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2012.188.191
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2012.188.191
KW  - Fetal wastage
KW  -cattle
KW  -pregnant cows
KW  -abattoir
KW  -animal protein
AB  - The aim of this study is to determine the proportion of fetuses destroyed due to the slaughter of pregnant cows at Incidence of Fetal Wastage in Cattle Slaughtered at the Shahrekord Industrial Slaughter House, Shahrekord, Iran. A retrospective study was conducted on abattoir records kept by the Chahar-Mahal-O-Bakhtiari State Department of Veterinary Services over a 4 years period. The study showed an incidence rate ranging from 1.50-2.10% over the 4 year study period (Average of 1.8%). This practice constitutes a huge drain on the animal protein availability for human consumption in a developing country like Iran. It is therefore recommended that appropriate legislation be put in place and enforced to control the slaughter of pregnant animals. Comprehensive ante-mortem inspection should also be carried out by abattoir staff on all animals intended for slaughter for human consumption.
ER  -