Analysis of the Economic Loss and the Main Causes of Total Condemnation of Poultry Carcasses Under Brazilian Federal Inspection Between 2013 and 2017

Causas de condenações de carcaças de frango em um frigorífico com inspeção federal nas estações de verão e inverno

“…Poor bleeding was also higher (p<0.01) in the winter (0.034) than in the summer (0.022), being characterized by red areas on the skin of the broiler carcass and resulting from failures in regulation of bleeding equipment or manual incision (Maschio & Raszl, 2012), compromising the microbiological and sensorial quality of the meat. Souza et al (2019) found 6.63% of condemnations for this cause, a value similar to that obtained for the winter, while Kanabata et al (2022) observed a 4.72% condemnation rate, similar to the value obtained for the summer.…”

“…Paschoal et al (2012) evaluated the causes of condemnations in the period between 2011 and 2012 and obtained a rate of 47.33%. Moreover, Souza et al (2019) obtained a value of 33.62% in the period between 2013 and 2017 whereas Oliveira et al (2016) found a prevalence of 28.7%.…”

“…poultry farming has improved production efficiency through the applicability of genetic improvement, together with balanced nutrition, environment, management, and animal welfare to meet growing demand (Jesus et al, 2007;Paschoal et al, 2012). However, the intensification of production caused health problems in the birds, which were detected in the slaughter process through inspection by the Federal, State, or Municipal Inspection Service of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA), which follows criteria for classifying carcasses and defines its destination as partial utilization or total condemnation, that is, unfit for human consumption, following the principles of food safety (Lupo et al, 2008;Decreto N° 9.013, 2017;Souza et al, 2019).…”

“…The main causes of total condemnation of broiler carcasses reported in the literature have been repugnant appearance, colibacillosis, contamination, airsacculitis, dehydration, and cachexia (Souza et al, 2019;Kanabata et al, 2022). On the other hand, the main causes of partial condemnation are dermatosis, myopathies, contamination, cellulitis, airsacculitis, and contusion/fracture (Muchon et al, 2019;Kanabata et al, 2022).…”

“…According to Souza et al (2019) Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between the climate season (summer and winter) and the main causes of total or partial condemnations of broilers in a commercial slaughter line under Federal Inspection and estimate economic losses.…”