Mwabonimana Marie-Françoise, Inyagwa Charles Muleke, Bebe Bockline Omedo, Shakala Eduard Kokan, King'ori Anthony Macharia
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536-20115, Egerton, Kenya.
College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Rwanda, P.O. Box 210, Musanze, Rwanda.
Vet Med Int. 2020 Aug 27;2020:7935656. doi: 10.1155/2020/7935656. eCollection 2020.
This study assessed the management practices for controlling porcine cysticercosis (PC) on pig farms and in pork at the slaughter slabs in two counties (Busia and Kakamega) of Western Kenya. A total of 162 pig-rearing households at the farm level, 26 butcher owners, and 26 slaughter slab workers at the slaughter slab level were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the "Statistical Analysis System" (SAS) programme. Results indicated that the frequent management practices used at the farm level ( < 0.05) were rearing pigs under free range (69.1%), latrine ownership by households (87.7%), and use of pit latrines (72.8%) in households. At the slaughter level ( < 0.05), results of the butcher owners (76.9%) and slaughter slab workers (62.5%) revealed that meat inspection was not practiced adequately in the two areas of study. The results imply that slaughtered pigs for human consumption were not adequately inspected, and thus, the study recommends for implementation of effective pig management practices at the farm level and pork meat inspection at slaughter slabs to prevent PC infections and assure food safety along the pork value chain.
本研究评估了肯尼亚西部两个县（布西亚县和卡卡梅加县）养猪场和屠宰场猪肉中猪囊尾蚴病（PC）的防控管理措施。使用结构化问卷对农场层面的162个养猪户、26名屠夫老板以及屠宰场层面的26名屠宰场工人进行了访谈。数据采用“统计分析系统”（SAS）程序进行分析。结果表明，农场层面常用的管理措施（<0.05）包括放养（69.1%）、家庭拥有厕所（87.7%）以及家庭使用坑式厕所（72.8%）。在屠宰层面（<0.05），屠夫老板（76.9%）和屠宰场工人（62.5%）的结果显示，在两个研究地区，肉类检查执行得并不充分。结果表明，供人类食用的屠宰猪未得到充分检查，因此，本研究建议在农场层面实施有效的生猪管理措施，并在屠宰场进行猪肉检查，以预防猪囊尾蚴病感染，并确保猪肉价值链上的食品安全。
