Causas de condenações de carcaças e miúdos bovinos de frigoríficos do Município de São Luís - MA no ano de 2015

Abstract

Cattle breeding is one of the most important sectors of Brazilian agribusiness. Brazil has the second largest commercial herd in the world. Meat has its recommended intake as an integral part of a healthy diet. The objective of this study was to collect data on the condemnation of bovine carcasses and visceras in slaughterhouses of the Municipality of São Luís - MA under the Municipal Inspection Service in the year 2015. The data were collected from the Municipal Secretariat of Agriculture, Fisheries and Supply, and calculated the percentages of convictions based on the number of cattle slaughtered in the year 2015 and total number of visceras convicted for carcasses and visceras respectively. The causes of carcasses condemnation observed during the study period were brucellosis, bruises, stiffness, disgusting flesh, contamination and lymphadenitis. Visceral changes observed involved pulmonary lesions (ruminal and blood aspiration, emphysema and edema); Renal lesions (urinary cysts, nephritis, ischemia, and congestion); Splenic lesions (congestion, splenomegaly, contamination and brucellosis); Hepatic lesions (abscess, teleangiectasia, congestion and brucellosis); Cardiac lesions (cyst, pericarditis, brucellosis, and contamination) and gastrointestinal lesions (hemorrhagic lesions and esophagostomosis). The results evidenced sanitary problems of the Maranhão herd and other states, such as Pará and Tocantins, failures during pre-slaughter management and technopathies. Implementation of measures such as technical assistance to breeders and qualification of those directly involved in slaughtering would possibly minimize the percentage of condemned carcasses and visceras.