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Indiscriminate slaughter of pregnant goats for meat in Enugu, Nigeria: Causes, prevalence, implications and ways-out.

Patience C UgwuEmmanuel Okechukwu NjogaUgochinyere J NjogaChinwe J AronuEverest O AtadioseChinwe E OkoliOnyinye S Onwumere-IdolorFestus E AjiboNichodemus N AzorSunday N BernardIkenna E OziokoIkechukwu S EzeFestus O Abonyi
Published in: PloS one (2023)
Considering the economic, zoonotic and livestock production implications of this work, frantic efforts to reduce SPGs in Enugu, Nigeria is imperative. This could be achieved through advocacy, goat farmers' enlightenment, ante-mortem pregnancy diagnosis, provision of subsidized feed materials during the dry season and strict enforcement of the Nigerian Meat Edict law, which proscribes unapproved slaughter of gravid animals. These measures may improve food safety and security, improve goat reproduction and production, reduce protein malnutrition, limit dissemination of zoonotic pathogens during carcass processing and hence protect public health in Nigeria.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • risk factors
  • pregnant women
  • global health
  • palliative care
  • preterm birth
  • protein protein
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • risk assessment
  • small molecule
  • climate change
  • human health