ABSTRACT

 The study was conducted to assess and compare the conditions of slaughter and disposal of by-products in both Arochukwu and umuahia township abbttoirs. The relevant data were collected thi ouh q nestionnaires, is its to abattoirs, iiitcrvie's of' personiicl, etc. i'he responses vere ana1v7'd using percentages, frequencies and means. 'Two hypotheses were tested, one iclating to the a ailahil ty of fact! Utes a rid the other to tle qua lily of vetermary inspection and sanitation using 7.-test statistics. Both hvpothees, tested at PO.O ic\ ci of sn iuicanec were found to he statistically non significant. Other parameters studied in this work showed poor conditions in both ahattoirs eNcept fti the location of Uniuriui a township ahaftoir, Lovcn the fact that it is — sited away ibm residential am cas. A jekicatton of Arochiikwu abattoir is icconimended. Modern facilities should be installed in both abattoirs. The level of' vetermnaiy ispection oianinmls, pre- and post- slaughter and environmental sanitation ouht to he iriiprovcd ii both ahattoirs. lime iliCilt lumndlers ShoUld be educated on methods of inipi ovimig their skill : ld knowledge of meat hygiene and hand! ing. An en 1)rcem1ment agency sImon Id he made to look into the issues of \vearmg protective clot! ii ig mm both ahattoirs and to guard aeai nsl certain other practices such as scllng of infected carcasses for public consunipt ion most cspccmai!y, iii time local area. the State and J neal Go ermimnen ts si mould be conhini tted to immediate provision of industry' frr the byproducts so as to ensure that they rime utilized to the tidiest advammtae,e. 1 lie si mmdv concluded that when I liese recomaniendat ions are fully put in place, Pie eimvuoimmnciital sanitation conditions of the zmbrittoirs iii Amochukwu and Umuahia Io\vnSllips \Vould he sign hem fly improved to meet time needs for which they are estal)l shcd.