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Table 1 Facilities, sanitary conditions and management of two unregistered pig slaughter slabs in the Kaduna metropolis, Nigeria

From: Assessment of sanitary conditions of unregistered pig slaughter slabs and post mortem examination of pigs for Taenia solium metacestodes in Kaduna metropolis, Nigeria

Facilities and management

Slaughter slab 1

Slaughter slab 2

Toilet system available at premises

Pit latrine

Pit latrine

Structure of slaughter premises

Makeshift, bare concrete floor inside the residential yard of the owner

Makeshift, cemented floor used as the slab at the backyard of the house, opposite a refuse dump site

Water source at premises

Well

Well

Drainage facility/waste disposal

Improvised open drainage

Open drainage

Frequency of pig slaughtering

Once a week

Once a week

Number of pigs slaughtered per day

5–6 pigs per day

1 pig per day

Total number of pigs slaughtered during the survey period

32

11

Pig source/management system at point source

Semi-intensive farms and free ranging pigs

Free ranging pigs

Availability of vet services at source

Routinely at intensive farms, seldom for free range pigs

Seldom

Routine meat inspection at slaughter slabs by official authorities

Absent

Absent

Use of sanitizers for cleaning

No

No

  1. Key: Slaughter slab 1: located at Nasarawa.
  2. Slaughter slab 2: located at Gonin Gora.