Table 3.
The median estimated weight (kg) and non-condemned market value (US$) of each condemned organ, and the proportion that were totally (versus partially) condemned, for each animal species, in two slaughterhouses in Bungoma County, western Kenya, between 17th March 2017 and 31st December 2019.
| Median estimated weight (kg) | Median estimated value (US$) | % Totally condemned | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | Sheep | Goat | Cattle | Sheep | Goat | Cattle | Sheep | Goat | |
| Liver | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 80.3 | 99.0 | 95.9 |
| Lung | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 90.4 | 99.4 | 95.8 |
| Intestines | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 15.6 | 61.8 | 73.8 |
| Kidneys | 0.5 | N/A | 0.1 | 0.9 | N/A | 0.2 | 88.2 | N/A | 100 |
| Spleen | 0.5 | N/A | N/A | 1.8 | N/A | N/A | 93.5 | N/A | N/A |
| Heart | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 91.9 | 100 | 100 |
| Head | 4.0 | N/A | N/A | 9.1 | N/A | N/A | 77.8 | N/A | N/A |