CONDEMNATIONS OF BOVIDAE SLAUGHTERED UNDER MUNICIPAL INSPECTION IN SANTARÉM – PA

Abstract

ABSTRACT: the present study aimed to present occurrences of condemnations of bovidae slaughtered under municipal inspection service in Santarém - PA. For data collection, monthly slaughter reports from three municipal slaughterhouses, provided by the Municipal Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (SEMAP), were consulted. In the period analyzed, from january to december of the year 2016, 52.046 bovines were slaughtered, of which 49.486 were bovine and 2.560 buffalo, with a total of 296 convictions, mostly from the municipality of Santarém with 127 condemned carcasses. The causes were: lesions suggestive of tuberculosis (72,30%) and brucellosis (24,66%), generalized bruising (1,35%), cachexia (1,01%), peritonitis (0,34%) corral (0,34%). Of the 296 occurrences, the conviction rates in males and females accounted for 16,22% and 83,78%, respectively. The municipality of Santarém had a higher incidence in condemnations, in which the bovine species predominated, especially females that presented, mainly, lesions suggestive of tuberculosis and brucellosis, in addition to hematomas.KEYWORDS: Occupational diseases, Pathology, Slaughter.