EFEITOS DOS MÉTODOS DE ABATE DE BOVINOS NA EFICIÊNCIA DA SANGRIA

Abstract

Inspeção Federal, sendo 60 animais abatidos pelo método ju-daico (kasher), 60 animais insensibilizados através de marreta, 60 animais insensibilizados através de pistola pneumática de penetração e 60 animais insensibilizados através de pistola pneu-mática de penetração seguida por estimulação elétrica. Foram colhidas amostras de sangue após a sangria dos animais e de carne, na porção torácica do músculo Longus colli, imediata-mente após a chegada da carcaça à câmara frigorífica. Os ani-mais abatidos pelo método kasher apresentaram menor teor de hemoglobina residual na carne e melhor eficiência da sangria. A utilização da estimulação elétrica imediatamente após a sangria dos animais atordoados por pistola pneumática, afetou negati-vamente a eficiência da sangria. Palavras-chave: abate de bovinos; abate kasher; eficiência da sangria. SUMMARY EFFECTS OF SLAUGHTER METHODS ON EFFICIENCY. The objective of this work was to evaluate the bovine slaughter methods, with previous stunning through stone-hammer, pneumatic powered stunners and no stunning, carried out the kasher method on bleeding efficiency. Bleeding efficiency was evaluated through muscle haemoglobin/blood haemoglobin ratio using blood taken at bleeding and muscle samples taken before chilling. Two hundred and forty Nelore steers were slaughtered in a commercial slaughterhouse under Federal Inspection Service, where 60 animals were slaughtered by the Jewish method (kasher), 60 animals were stunned through stone-hammer, 60 animals were stunned through the pneumatic powered stunners and 60 animals were stunned through pneumatic powered stunners followed by electrical stimulation. The animals slaughtered by the kasher method showed less residual haemoglobin retained in the muscle and better bleeding efficiency. Electrical stimulation utilization after animal bleeding were stunned by the pneumatic powered stunners had a negative effect on bleeding efficiency.