title: [Non-religious prohibitions of meat consumption in Senegal].
abstract: 680 persons belonging to all ethnical and religious groups in various regions of Senegal, have been questioned to know types of meat they avoid for non religious beliefs. The results show that: 25% of responses are related to prohibited meat for patronymic names (family names), reason comparable to "totemism". Camel flesh is in this group. 75% of responses deal with prohibitions of consumption connected with various beliefs. So is the case of goat meat avoided by 13% of persons, because it would transmit leprosy or reveal incubating diseases. 14% of persons questioned said that Spiegel lobule of liver must be exclusively consumed by only sons or only daughters. Meat taboos connected with socio-cultural beliefs (totemism, mimetism) have a minor impact on the global consumption of this food.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seydi
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Ba
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat; D012675:Senegal; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013609:Taboo
vernacular_title: Interdits non religieux de la consommation de viandes au Sénégal.