Estudo retrospectivo das condenações em inspeção animal de bovinos e bubalinos nos anos de 2019 a 2022

Abstract

During the years from 2019 to 2022, a total of 3,051,039 animals were slaughtered in SIE (State Inspection Service) certified slaughterhouses in the State of Pará, including cattle (2,870,600 animals) and buffalo (180,439 animals) from 111 municipalities. During the inspection process by the official defense and inspection agency (ADEPARÁ), causes of condemnation due to processing errors were identified, with a focus on ruminal content aspiration, blood aspiration, congestion, contusion, contamination, and trauma. Analyses revealed various condemnations, including emphysema, congestion, urinary cyst, contusion, ischemia, teleangiectasia, esophagostomosis, blood aspiration, nephritis, contamination, and ruminal content aspiration. Congestion was the most common cause, followed by contusion and blood aspiration. Blood aspiration was frequent in municipalities such as Bragança, Canaã dos Carajás, Porto de Moz, São Félix do Xingu, and Tomé-Açu, often occurring during bleeding. Contusion was recorded in municipalities like Barcarena, Breu Branco, Mãe do Rio, and Xinguara, attributed to tissue injuries due to rough handling, improper transportation, or aggression. Contamination occurred in various municipalities, indicating flaws during skinning and rumen removal, potentially compromising the quality and safety of the meat. Comparative analysis with previous studies showed variations in condemnation rates for different pathologies. In absolute numbers municipalities with the highest incidence of macroscopic alterations were Marabá, Castanhal, and Belém for ruminal content aspiration; Castanhal, Bragança, and Canaã dos Carajás for blood aspiration; Castanhal, Marabá, and Barcarena for congestion; Marabá, Castanhal, and Mãe do Rio for contamination; Mãe do Rio, Castanhal, and Marabá for contusion; and Castanhal, Capitão Poço, and Mãe do Rio for trauma.