peaked in June and August, considered the mating season. The overall FMD NSP seroprevalence in large ruminants detected in our study (54.6%) was higher than those of the abattoir surveillance conducted in 2019 (41.6%,n= 683 [18]), the survey in nine northern provinces in March 2019 (43.7...
Cortisol, as a most commonly used stress marker in slaughter pigs, is well studied in many different contexts (slaughter season, circadian rhythm, sex, genetics, transport, feed and water deprivation, handling, lairage time, social isolation, crowding or mixing, stunning methods, carcass and meat...
Figure 1. Overall prevalence (%) and 95% CI (bars) of pig carcasses positive for Salmonella according to season and slaughterhouse capacity. SS = Spring-Summer; AW = Autumn-Winter; SDS = small-sized slaughterhouse (<5000 pigs/year); MDS = medium-sized slaughterhouse (5000–50,000 pigs/yea...
The abattoir where measurements were carried out in the wet season is owned by the Bamenda City Council, with daily activities managed by a butchers’ association. It has a slaughtering capacity of about 24 cattle simultaneously, which are predominantly West African Zebu raised on pasture. It is...