Meat Condemnations and Economic Importance in the Northern and Southern Egyptian Abattoirs

Abstract

Food animals are important sources of protein of high quality and essential nutrients. However, a large number of carcasses and offals are condemned in slaughterhouse as a result of various diseases. An abattoir study was performed at two uninvestigated regions in Egypt for two years (2017-2018) in order to identify the chief causes of meat condemnation and the subsequent economic loss. A retrospective survey was carried out on the North and South of Egypt, The northern region was represented by Alexandria abattoir and owing to the full lack of information in the Southern region it was represented by two abattoirs; Qena and Aswan abattoirs. Ante-mortem and postmortem examinations were carried out and the findings of inspections were recorded and analyzed. Moreover, the financial loss was determined. Out of 167812 animals were slaughtered in the three abattoirs, 68 (0.04%) animals were totally condemned. In addition to, 3198 (1.9%) lungs, 1447 (0.86%) hearts, 4290 (2.55%) livers, 535 (0.31%) heads, 291 (0.17%) kidneys and 765 (0.45%) spleens were condemned. This work revealed that the economic loss due to meat condemnation in three slaughterhouses was 4529010 Egyptian pound (383063 USD). The main causes of meat condemnation were tuberculosis, icterus, parasitic cyst, pneumonia, hydronephrosis and fascioliasis. The incidence of meat rejection and financial loss in the Aswan slaughterhouse was significantly high. The revenue damage caused by meat condemnations was high in comparison to the amount of local income. The findings of the current work highlighted the necessity for the development of an effective control program for the causes of meat condemnation in Egypt.

Prevalence of Lung Lesions in Imported Cattle Slaughtered at Abu Simble Abattoir, Egypt

“…From the above result we found that the condemned lungs represent 11.26% of all condemned organs. This can be explained by knowing the nature of the anatomical and histological structure of the lungs, which makes it one of the most vulnerable organs to physical, chemical and biological injuries, and this is supported by the findings of Mohammed and Maky (2020) and Rassol et al (2020).…”

“…Similar lesions were detected by (Hamed et al 2018), who detect lesions of fibrinous Pleuropneumonia in 36 lung samples of 1450 slaughtered animals. The lungs usually show most pathological lesions in slaughtered animals as a result of many factors including the fine structure and direct connection with the external environment (Mohammed et al 2020).…”

Immunological detection of human and camel cystic echinococcosis using different antigens of hydatid cyst fluid, protoscoleces, and germinal layers

“…Community-based studies have demonstrated that the prevalence of human CE is between 1% and 10% in endemic regions [14]. Notably, 22.6% of slaughtered camels came from the Northern and Southern Egyptian slaughterhouses [29]. The discrepancy in the prevalence of CE in human and slaughtered camels was due to the type of serological tests used, the effectiveness and purification of the antigens used, and seasonal factors [30].…”

Conditions Responsible for Meat Condemnations in Cattle Slaughtered in Bugesera, Gicumbi and Rwamagana districts of Rwanda

“…Other conditions responsible for meat rejection at post mortem inspection were fascioliasis, kidney and lung lesions that respectively represented 50.2%, 12.2% and 79.3% of total conditions (Fuseini, 2012). Mohammed and Maky (2020) reported that out of 126 686 animals slaughtered from January 2017 to December 2019 in Alexandria; 0.02% (n=20) were totally condemned due to various causes comprising in decreasing order: icterus, fever, tuberculosis, ill bleeding and emaciation. Similarly, a retrospective study conducted by Yesihak and Webb (2015) based on records from abattoirs in Ethiopia showed that 170 out of 62,917 carcasses were totally condemned due to poor bleeding (0.11%), abscess (0.06%), adhesion (0.04%), tuberculosis (0.03%), pneumonia (0.01%), Cysticercus bovis (0.01%), and bruising (0.01%).…”

“…In contrast, major causes of partial condemnations recorded were bruising, poor bleeding, contamination, adhesion, abscess and calcification of cysts respectively representing 34.1%, 25.6%, 12.6%, 9.4%, 1.6% and 0.1% of the cattle slaughtered (Yesihak & Webb, 2015). The reported causes of organ condemnation are tuberculosis, congestion, parasitic cyst and pneumonia for lungs; cysticercosis and traumatic pericarditis for heat; abscess and Fasciola for liver, hydronephrosis, renal fibrosis and abscesses for kidney; splenomegaly and congestion for the spleen, congestion and emergency slaughter for intestines (Mungube et al, 2006;Mellau et al, 2010;Mohammed & Maky, 2020;Clement et al, 2020;Kheder & Mohamed, 2021). These reports demonstrate the lack of a proper herd health program necessary for the promotion of animal health at farm level.…”