Strategies to promote farm animal welfare in Latin America and their effects on carcass and meat quality traits

Costa, Mateus José Rodrigues Paranhos da; Huertas, Stella; Gallo, Carmen; Costa, O. A. Dalla

doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.03.005

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“…Thus, future research on the effect of driver certification on the prevalence of PSE seems warranted. In this regard, it has been demonstrated that the continuous updating and training given to the professionals involved in the handling and pre-slaughter procedures have positive effects on animal welfare and decrease the condemnation rates in the slaughterhouse (PARANHOS DA COSTA et al, 2012). Also, BROOM (2008) suggested that bonus remuneration for employees according to decreases in carcass lesion occurrence increases animal welfare and bonuses for faster transport trips are not recommended.…”

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Injury and condemnation data of pigs at slaughterhouses with federal inspection in the State of Paraná, Brazil, as indicators of welfare during transportation

Tasse

Molento

2019

Cienc. Rural

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Pigs transportation is a critical stage for their welfare and can directly influence the rates of carcass condemnation. The objective of this research was to study the injuries and condemnation data recorded in the Federal Inspection System (SIF) as potential welfare indicators during pig transport. In federally inspected slaughterhouses in the State of Paraná, Brazil, from january 2011 to December 2016, 1.4% (602,006) of carcasses were condemned, 15.0% (90,426) as a result of injuries related to transportation. From total condemnation cases, 12.1% (72,759) were due to traumatic injury, 2.5% (15,144) to PSE, 0.4% (2,327) to dead on arrival and 0.03% (196) to other transportation welfare indicators. There was no correlation between the condemnation rates and the meteorological data. The results exposed the need for improvement in pig transport conditions. In addition, this study allowed us to point out possible improvements in the collection of nosographic data into the SIF’s Management Information System (SIGSIF), such as inclusion of other injuries associated with welfare restrictions, standardization of the terms that already exist in the system, improvement in the indicator measurements, development of regulations and training for professionals involved. Results suggested that SIGSIF data are useful for monitoring the welfare of pigs during transportation, with potential for refinement from improvements in data recording.

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Injury and condemnation data of pigs at slaughterhouses with federal inspection in the State of Paraná, Brazil, as indicators of welfare during transportation

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Molento

2019

Cienc. Rural

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“…Outro ponto importante é o risco de escorregões e quedas durante o transporte dos animais, que pode ser evitado com boas condições de limpeza e conservação dos veículos. Os pisos dos compartimentos de carga devem ser cobertos com um tapete de borracha e, sobre esse, deve-se instalar uma grade de ferro quadriculada (com quadrados com aproximadamente 30 cm de largura) proporcionando conforto e segurança aos animais (PARANHOS DA COSTA et al, 2012).…”

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Bem-Estar E Manejo Pré-Abate E Suas Influências Sobre a Qualidade De Carne E Carcaça De Bovinos De Corte

Alves¹,

Fernandes²,

Souza³

et al. 2019

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RESUMO A cadeia produtiva da carne bovina tem evoluído nos últimos anos em direção à diferenciação de produtos de qualidade. Os atuais sistemas de produção ofertam produtos diferenciados, demandando animais de qualidade e remuneração aos produtores. Problemas de manejo e logísticas podem prejudicar a cadeia produtiva, gerando perdas de qualidade econômicas no produto final. As contusões nas carcaças representam as principais perdas no frigorífico, pois, ocasionam quedas de rendimento de carcaça, danos aos cortes comerciais, como o traseiro, lombo e a ponta de agulha e consequentemente diminuição da qualidade da carcaça. Ocasionadas no animal, as contusões são reflexo de problemas durante o manejo pré-abate, nas instalações e/ou das características dos animais. A mensuração é possível somente apenas após abate com a retirada do couro, tornando difícil caracterizá-las no momento em que ocorrem as lesões. Objetivou-se determinar os principais agentes causadores das contusões em carcaças bovinas desde o embarque na propriedade até o abate no frigorífico e as consequências na qualidade da carcaça e da carne. As soluções devem estar embasadas em leis e normativas mais rigorosas entre os órgãos governamentais e instituições, aliadas também ao pecuarista e indústria, seguidas das adequadas etapas pré-abate para que possam entregar, dessa forma, produto idôneo aos consumidores. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: contusão, distâncias, perdas no produto final

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“…The quantity of bruises caused to carcasses is one of the measurements used to identify preslaughter cattle welfare which can be used for detecting basic preslaughter operations chain failures (Paranhos da Costa, Huertas, Gallo, & Dalla Costa, ). Furthermore, the different carcass cuts have different values, therefore bruises located in the most valuable cuts may result in larger economic losses (Pascoal et al., ).…”

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Causes of bruising in carcasses of beef cattle during farm, transport, and slaughterhouse handling in Brazil

Mendonça

Vaz

et al. 2018

Animal Science Journal

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This study aimed to assess preslaughter factors responsible for the occurrence of bruises to front, rib, loin, hip, and round sites of cattle carcasses. Data from the slaughter of 148 loads of cattle were assessed, totaling 4,611 carcasses. Evaluated bruising factor variables were animal gender, journey distance (km), vehicle type (m²), journey time (hours), load density (kg/m2), handling and facilities conditions (optimal, acceptable, and unacceptable), and unloading waiting time (min). Gender had the strongest influence on carcass bruising, being the first variable to enter in the majority of models related to the carcass sites. Female carcasses displayed higher bruising in all sites. Densities above 401 kg/m² caused more bruising. With the exception of the loin, unacceptable, and acceptable conditions assigned to farm facilities and handling resulted in higher average bruising. Articulated vehicles with a greater load capacity were more likely to cause bruising. The effects of variables causing bruises act differently in the various carcass sites. In this sense, the results of this study suggested possible management practices for specific problems during the preslaughter period to minimize losses by bruising to different carcass sites.

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Strategies to promote farm animal welfare in Latin America and their effects on carcass and meat quality traits

Cited by 74 publications

References 26 publications

Injury and condemnation data of pigs at slaughterhouses with federal inspection in the State of Paraná, Brazil, as indicators of welfare during transportation

Injury and condemnation data of pigs at slaughterhouses with federal inspection in the State of Paraná, Brazil, as indicators of welfare during transportation

Bem-Estar E Manejo Pré-Abate E Suas Influências Sobre a Qualidade De Carne E Carcaça De Bovinos De Corte

Causes of bruising in carcasses of beef cattle during farm, transport, and slaughterhouse handling in Brazil

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