Impacto econômico da ocorrência de lesões em carcaças de bovinos abatidos no Sudeste do Pará

Abstract

This study aimed to quantify the occurrence of lesions in cattle carcasses, measuring the economic impact of the disposal of these parts to the farmer and the slaughterhouse, and to relate the distance between the farm and the slaughterhouse with of information obtained. The research was conducted in a slaughterhouse under control of the State Inspection Service in the city of Parauapebas - PA. It was accompanied by the slaughter of 490 cows originating from 25 farms. The number of animals examined was determined according to the slaughter flow (10% animal / day). The descriptive and inferential statistical data was obtained using the SAS® program version 9.3. It was observed that the occurrence of injuries in the carcass of animals during the slaughter was high (99.0%), regardless of whether nature was traumatic or because of an abscess. The presence of lesions in carcasses culminated in large economic losses for both the producer (R$ 11.67 / animal) as to the refrigerator (R$ 13.41 / animal). Correlation analysis between the distance from farm to the slaughterhouse were not significant for any of the response variables analyzed in this study (P > 0.05). It is concluded that the occurrence of injuries in carcasses of cattle slaughtered in the city of Parauapebas - PA is high and has substantial economic impact on the profitability and sales of meat, and that the distance between the farm and the slaughterhouse alone is not decisive for high occurrence of lesions on cattle carcasses.