Abstract:
Ethiopia has the largest cattle population in Africa. However, the potential of the sector has not fully
utilized. Average carcass weight of cattle, per capita meat consumption and annual volume of meat
produced were very low. Experience from developed countries indicates that implementing carcass
quality audit would aid to identify quality problems, develop strategies and establish an educational
plan to improve carcass quality. The audit has helped in benchmarking carcass quality parameters to
quantify the progress of the sector at intervals of time. The purpose of this paper is to develop strategy
on beef carcass quality audit and indicates the possibilities of implementing it at beef export abattoirs
in Ethiopia.
