Main reasons for condemnation of kidneys from cattle that were slaughtered at the Municipal Abattoir Itabuna, Bahia

Abstract

Inspection of cattle slaughterhouses is important because knowledge of conditions found during slaughter allows the selection of carcasses that have better quality and diagnosis of diseases that can be transmitted by consumption. It was accompanied by the slaughter of cattle in 1002 in the City of Slaughterhouse Itabuna, Bahia. 2004 kidneys were evaluated, of whom 980 were convicted. The slaughtered animals were aged between 24 and 36 months, and there was no difference between males and females. Found during the evaluation of diseases of the kidneys, the more frequent bladder weakness corresponding to cysts (45.9%), followed by lesions characteristics of nephritis (38.7%). Other convictions occurred due to circulatory changes as congestion (10.2%) and stroke (5.2%). There were no convictions caused by error handling parts. This work aimed to describe the main reasons for condemnation of kidneys from cattle that were slaughtered at the Municipal Abattoir Itabuna, Bahia, through macroscopic evaluation during the sanitary inspection.