Open AccessFood chain information systems in medium- and smallsized slaughterhouses of central Italy and organ and carcass condemnations: A five-year survey
Author(s) -
David Ranucci,
Loredana Di Giacomo,
Martina Raggi,
Raffaella Branciari,
Dino Miraglia,
Stefano Rea,
Roberta Stocchi,
Alessandro Di Cerbo,
Rossana Roila,
L. Budelli,
Luca Fortugno,
Antonio D'Innocenzo,
Fausto Cambiotti,
Manlio Del Zoppo,
Elvio Capecci,
Antonio Angellotti,
Ezio Ferretti,
Anna Rita Loschi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
italian journal of food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2239-7132
DOI - 10.4081/ijfs.2021.9833
Subject(s) - animal health , food chain , biology , veterinary medicine , agricultural science , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , medicine , ecology
The flow of information between farms and slaughterhouses about animal health, is a fundamental process for modern meat inspection. The information provided by Food Chain Information (FCI) systems in medium-small sized slaughterhouses in central Italy, focusing on the data provided on the animal’s health status, was performed through a five-year survey together with the number of organ and carcass condemnation for bovine, swine and ovine. The annual prevalence of condemnation was higher in bovine (from 10.49% in 2015 to 17.16% in 2019) than swine (from 6.39% in 2015 to 12.64% in 2019) and ovine (from 8.05% in 2019 to 8.98% in 2017), and an overall prevalence increase was observed in bovine and swine, throughout the years. The frequent lack of Food Chain Information (FCI) from farms to slaughterhouses should be emphasised, taking into consideration that a poor implementation of the system by farmers, could lead to a persistent risk of disease at farm level for these two species.