Abstract

DAMASCENO NETO, Manoel Soares; CONCEICAO DE LIMA NUNES, Emília do Socorro  and  CONCEICAO DA SILVA, Welligton. Retrospective analysis of the causes of condemnations of carcasses and viscera of cattle slaughtered in slaughterhouses in the Northern Region of the Eastern Amazon. Ces. Med. Vet. Zootec. [online]. 2021, vol.16, n.3, pp.28-46.  Epub Apr 06, 2022. ISSN 1900-9607.  https://doi.org/10.21615/cesmvz.6331.

This work aimed to determine the main causes of condemnation of carcasses and organs diagnosed by the official inspection service in the slaughterhouses under federal inspection that serve the state of Pará. The total number of lesions found in bovine carcasses was 60.511, which represented 0,78% of the total number of cattle slaughtered (7.706,638) during the study period. The contusion was the largest cause found in bovine carcasses with 21.270 findings (35.1%), followed by contamination with 17.865 occurrences (29.5%). The lungs, kidneys and liver were the most condemned viscera, covering a quantity of 1.038,623, 468.540 and 231.318, respectively, with pulmonary emphysema, urinary cyst and hepatic “telangiectasia” being the main causes of condemnation. In the other inspected organs, contamination was the first cause of head, intestine, heart, tongue and tail discarding, culminating with high percentages of 83.9%, 63.3%, 49.8%, 80.2% and 73.2%, respectively, evidencing the need to emphasize the training of the employees of the industry involved in the process of slaughter and meat technology and the importance of carrying out the sanitary inspections by the official Veterinarian in slaughterhouses for the preservation of the health of the population.

Keywords : inspection; meat; post mortem injuries; slaughter.

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