Perdas econômicas oriundas das condenações de vísceras bovinas em matadouros de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the economic losses caused by cattle viscera condemnation in municipal slaughterhouses inspected in Santa Maria, - RS, Brazil, during 12 months. For this experiment were obtained data from four slaughterhouses in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. The collected data consisted of number of animals harvested, number of condemned viscera and major lesions that led to condemnation, from October 2010 to September 2011. During the evaluation period, 9,261 animals were slaughtered. It was found that 8,167 viscera were condemned. Most reported lesions were fascioliasis, telangiectasia lesions, pulmonary emphysema, and blood aspiration. The economic loss of the period due to viscera condemnation was R$ 58,261.63. Liver was the most condemned viscera in which Fasciola hepatica was the main reason resulting in a loss of R$ 36,361.63. In order to reduce economic losses, it is necessary control the parasite on farms, maintaining to use the slaughter report as a diagnostic tool to herd health.