Manejo no pré-abate de bovinos: aspectos comportamentais e perdas econômicas por contusões

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Ocorrência de contusões em carcaças bovinas em frigorífico

The animal welfare is a series of practices that involves the maintenance of psychological and physiological freedoms of animals, to them remain healthy until slaughter and provide a satisfactory quality carcass and to avoid unnecessary suffering to animals. One way to evaluate the animal welfare is monitoring the occurrence of bruises on carcasses that is an indicative of inadequate management of the animals. The present study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of bruises in cattle carcasses at a slaughterhouse located in the Midwest Region of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Was applied a check-list that determined the presence of bruises, the location and severity of them, ranking among scores I to III. Was observed in 98% (880/898) of the animals the presence of contusion. The Grade I injuries in the region of the hips at half carcasses had higher incidence with an average of 61.8% between the right and left sides. Could be observed multiple lesions in several animals slaughtered. In 133 animals observed were removed 15.6 kilograms of material only the injured region only of the hips, demonstrating economic losses to cattle farmers and industries for failures in animal welfare practices. The inappropriate pre-slaughter management compromises animal welfare and the quality of carcasses, discrediting our products on international meat trade and consisting in economic losses to the national cattle herds.

Avaliação do bem-estar durante o pré-abate e abate e condição sanitária de diferentes segmentos da produção avícola

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação de injúrias em carcaças de suínos oriundas do manejo na área de espera do abatedouro e adição de nutrientes via dieta hídrica em aves e suínos

Pós-graduação em Zootecnia - FCAV

Diversidade genética e constituição química dos óleos essenciais de populações de Lychnophora ericoides mart. e Lychnophora pinaster Mart

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Horticultura) - FCA

Pododermatite e qualidade de carcaça de frangos de corte suplementados com minerais orgânicos e vitamina E

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)