Abstract
The objective of this study was to look on some slaughter and carcass characteristics of cattle slaughtered directly from extensive system in six abattoirs in regions where there is large number of livestock population. The data belong to 1,244 cattle slaughtered in the slaughter houses for a period of 21 consecutive days of January 2014. The information herein explore and validate the data given in different statistical sources. Since the beef industry is currently constrained by low genetic potential of existing stock, inadequate infrastructure, inadequate marketing system, prevalence of animal diseases, inadequate feed resources, weak livestock farmer’s organizations and inadequate technical support services, this information will be used by policy makers and scientists to improve the beef cattle productivity and beef products from the existing stock. The survey results of the 1,244 sampled animals showed that most of the animals were slaughtered when aged between four to six years and differed (P
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