3.7. Meat Distribution
After the slaughtering process in the abattoir was completed, the meat was transported to butcheries. Although about 43 butchers were interviewed, the coordinates of only 17 butcheries were identified and their locations are as shown on the map of Kumasi (see Figure 1). Most of these 17 butchers are located north of the Kumasi abattoir. Ten of the butcheries were bigger in size than the rest but almost all of them were substandard in terms of facilities and hygiene.
All the butchers considered blood, faeces, hooves, and horns of the slaughtered cattle as waste while none of the butchers considered any visceral organ as waste. The responsibility of waste disposal was the duty of the Kumasi Abattoir. The butchers are responsible for transporting the meat from the abattoir to their meat shops. It was revealed that none of the butchers used approved meat vans. About 44.2% of the butchers used only taxis, 7% used pickups, and 48.8% used either taxi or pickup. As only about 33% of the butchers were able to sell all of their meat in a day, most of the remaining butchers used refrigeration to preserve the leftover meat.