Rosamilia Alfonso, Galletti Giorgio, Benedetti Stefano, Guarnieri Chiara, Luppi Andrea, Capezzuto Stefano, Tamba Marco, Merialdi Giuseppe, Marruchella Giuseppe
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "Bruno Ubertini" (IZSLER), 25124 Brescia, Italy.
Local Health Unit Authority, 41121 Modena, Italy.
Vet Sci. 2023 Jul 24;10(7):482. doi: 10.3390/vetsci10070482.
Ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection at slaughter are performed by Official Veterinarians and it is essential to identify alterations/lesions, which can make organs/carcasses unsuitable for human consumption. Obviously, carcass condemnation must be regarded as a highly undesirable event for the entire swine industry chain, as it represents the total failure of a long period of challenging work. Therefore, it seems valuable to estimate the prevalence and causes of carcasses condemnation, in order to preserve consumers' health and pig farming profitability. Bearing that in mind, the present study aimed at providing a reliable picture of the condemnation of porcine carcasses in Italy, with a special emphasis being placed upon pathological findings. Data were collected in a high-throughput abattoir located in northern Italy, where a total of 2,062,278 pigs were slaughtered during the period of study (2021-2022). Overall, 1362 pigs were considered unfit for slaughtering after ante-mortem inspection, mostly because of death during transportation or in resting pens, after their arrival at the abattoir. Moreover, 2007 carcasses were condemned after post-mortem inspection. The most common causes of condemnation were severe and diffuse peritonitis, disseminated abscesses, jaundice, and erysipelas. In our opinion, the present survey may provide useful and updated information about the condemnation of pig carcasses in Italy. At the same time, it highlights the need to collect data in a more systematic and standardized way, thus making possible their comparison over time and among different geographic areas.
屠宰时的宰前和宰后检查由官方兽医进行，识别那些会使器官/胴体不适于人类食用的病变至关重要。显然，胴体被判不合格对于整个生猪产业链来说是极不理想的事件，因为这代表着长期艰苦工作的彻底失败。因此，估计胴体被判不合格的发生率及原因，对于保护消费者健康和养猪业的盈利能力似乎很有价值。考虑到这一点，本研究旨在提供意大利猪胴体被判不合格情况的可靠描述，特别着重于病理检查结果。数据收集于意大利北部一家高通量屠宰场，在研究期间（2021 - 2022年），该屠宰场共屠宰了2,062,278头猪。总体而言，1362头猪在宰前检查后被认为不适于屠宰，主要原因是到达屠宰场后在运输途中或休息栏中死亡。此外，2007具胴体在宰后检查时被判不合格。被判不合格的最常见原因是严重弥漫性腹膜炎、播散性脓肿、黄疸和丹毒。我们认为，本次调查可能会提供有关意大利猪胴体被判不合格情况的有用且最新的信息。同时，它强调了以更系统和标准化的方式收集数据的必要性，从而使不同时间和不同地理区域的数据比较成为可能。
