**5. Management of abattoir wastes**

Abattoir waste, like any other sort of waste, could be dangerous to humans and ecosystems if proper measures are not taken. Some slaughterhouse byproducts and wastes need to be repurposed as agricultural and industrial byproducts, but this requires recycling. Proper waste management techniques are necessary since this constitutes a significant threat to public health and is an annoyance in most slaughterhouses located in various market areas. This is because it pollutes the air, land, plant, and water and causes an infestation of flies and other disease vectors.

The risk of introducing enteric infections and extra nutrients into surface water is greatly exacerbated when slaughterhouse waste is disposed of unchecked into waterways. Furthermore, the extensive wastes produced by abattoir operations have been related to lower environmental air quality, potential patterns of transferable antibiotic resistance, plants contamination and various pathogenic pathogens with the potential to infect humans. But the following techniques are recommended for efficient abattoir waste management.


6.Blood processing: In this process, blood is removed from the body and sent to a treatment facility. Businesses use blood to create a range of goods that contain or could include beneficial nutrients.

Finally, proper policies, laws and regulations must be put in place and enforced by necessary government agencies especially in Lagos State, Nigeria to minimize the pollutants released into the ecosystem.
