Fuel problems experienced in the last few weeks at the government abattoir is directly related to the design of the boilers at the facility, a team of technicians who visited the slaughterhouse have found.

Eight cattle and eight pigs were yesterday slaughtered for commercial purposes at the Government Abattoir, as operations resumed after a one-week interruption that was due to a lack of fuel.

Processing of meat at the government abattoir resumes today as the Ministry of Public Works has delivered the fuel requested by the facility.

Health officials are cautioning residents about buying illegally slaughtered meat, even as they mount a probe into the killing of cattle which occurred over the weekend.