Red Meat Production and Meat Losses in Burkina Faso (1987-1997)

Based on monthly recorded data collected from 1987 to1997 in all official slaughter houses across the country, this study analyzes the trends of ruminant meat production and importance of meat condemnations by veterinary inspection in Burkina Faso. The average beef production per year is estimated a...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2000-12, Vol.916 (1), p.683-686
Main Authors: TAMBOURA, HAMIDOU H., KABORÉ, HENRI
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abattoirs
Animal Diseases - classification
Animals
Burkina Faso
Cattle
Goats
Meat - standards
Meat - statistics & numerical data
Poultry
Sheep
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Summary:Based on monthly recorded data collected from 1987 to1997 in all official slaughter houses across the country, this study analyzes the trends of ruminant meat production and importance of meat condemnations by veterinary inspection in Burkina Faso. The average beef production per year is estimated at 6.717.5 + or - 2.969.1 tons, nd for small ruminant meat it is 8,715.5 + or - 4,161.3 tons. During the ten-year period (1987-1997) it appears that a large drop in production (up to 18%) occurred in 1994-1995 consistent with monetary devaluation. The average amount of red meat theoretiacally available for each inhabitant is estimated at 2.14 + or - 0.27 kg per year. Approximately 10 to 16 tons of diseased red meat is condemned every year by veterinary inspection. This is very important for a country where malnutrition and undernutrition is quasi endemic.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb05362.x