Post-mortem lesions of horses in slaughterhouse export of Araguari, MG

Authors

  • Jacqueline Fernandes Lima Franco
  • Raquel Peres de Oliveira
  • Silvia Ferreira dos Santos
  • Mariana Assunção de Souza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v5n34.1223

Keywords:

Horses, Inspection post – mortem, Pathologies, Horse meat

Abstract

This study aimed to verify and analyze the major events post - mortem in horses, donkeys and mules butchered in slaughterhouse in Araguari - MG from 2004 to 2008.The study was conducted in slaughterhouse exporting Araguari SIF 1803 through analysis of data files containing the diseases found in horses killed. The most frequent pathologies were: brucellosis, lymphadenitis, suppurative lesions, traumatic injury and neoplasia. Data analysis used descriptive statistics. The highest prevalence was found to traumatic injury with 1.886% lymphadenitis ranked second with 1.193%, the other conditions examined had the following values: 0.896% to neoplasia, 0.540% to suppurative lesions and 0.164% for brucellosis.

Published

2015-09-16

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Post-mortem lesions of horses in slaughterhouse export of Araguari, MG. (2015). Pubvet, 5(34). https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v5n34.1223

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