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ReviewOpen veterinary journal2026

A comprehensive review and proposed operational framework for animal carcass disposal in GCC Countries.

Khalifah Khalaf Khatam Ali

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Review in Open veterinary journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Khalifah Khalaf Khatam AliAnimal Health Administration, Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fisheries (PAAF), Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disposal of animal carcasses is an environmental and health challenge, especially when it concerns biological security in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. This study provides a comprehensive review of traditional and modern carcass disposal methods and proposes an integrated operational framework designed according to the climatic, environmental, and infrastructural conditions of the Arabian Gulf region, in addition to a proposed pet cemetery. The environmental risks associated with indiscriminate disposal, groundwater contamination, the persistence of pathogens, and antibiotic resistance are reviewed based on published evidence. A practical design for the center, staff requirements, cost estimation, and operational workflow is also provided to support implementation at the governorate level. The study offers a scalable and cost-effective solution for overall biosecurity. This framework can serve as a regional reference model for GCC policymakers.

Indexed as

BiosecurityRefuse DisposalWaste ManagementAnimalsMiddle EastAnimal carcass disposalBiosecurityEnvironmental impactGCC countriesWaste management

Identifiers

PMID42376097
PMCPMC13314040

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