Beef Quality Assurance Injection Sites and Techniques

Abstract

Food safety has become a very important issue in our society. Modern livestock management practices rely upon the prudent use of injectable antibiotics and vaccines for the purpose of maintain herd health and productivity. Rasmussen (1980) concluded that both the active pharmaceutical and the carrier-vehicle administered are responsible for tissue injury. Now we need to put great emphasis on improper injections which can lead to trimming and discarding of expensive cuts, and learn to use a proper injection method to cause less injection site blemishes as a costly problem for the beef industry. This paper examines the effect of needle based injections and makes a case for using needle-free injections for all but intravenous targets. Results from research on estimating the value of carcass information and potential improvement in pricing accuracy with injections are reviewed. Lastly, management implications are discussed for producers choosing proper injection systems to fed cattle.

A comparison of via of administration of the injection of vitamin E in newly received feedlot calves

“…Since the risk of lesions in meat are considerably higher with intramuscular application (Li et al, 2012) and plasma alpha-tocopherol concentrations were not different between routes of application, it is concluded that subcutaneous administration is a practical alternative to the traditional intramuscular of administration of injectable vitamin E for feedlot cattle.…”

Reduction in Lesion Incidence in Pork Carcass Using Transdermal Needle-free Injection of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine

“…The vaccine can be deposited under the subcutaneous tissue by reducing the compression force (transdermal NFI). Previous studies have suggested that NFI of vaccines could reduce the incidence of lesions at the vaccination site of animals (Chase et al, 2008; Li et al, 2011). However, Ko et al (2018) found no effect of intramuscular NFI on the incidence of lesions at the site of FMD vaccination.…”

“…The vaccination is generally delivered with an injection because that has higher absorptivity than oral inoculation (Li et al, 2011). However, the vaccine administered by a needle syringe results in adverse effects such as pain, stress, broken needle residue in the carcass, tissue damage, and incidence of lesions at the injection sites such as neck and ham (Chase et al, 2008).…”

“…The tissue damage and bacterial contamination caused by syringe needles are a reason for the incidence of lesions in the injection site (Chase et al, 2008; Li et al, 2011). Therefore, needle-free injection (NFI) has been recommended in swine husbandry.…”

Bacterial Loads on Skin of Unclipped Gluteal Sites Following Treatment with 70% Isopropyl Alcohol-Soaked Swabs in Dairy Cows

“…Abattoir surveys in the USA beef industry have reported injection lesions incidences of 11.4% in 1995 decreasing to 2.1% in 2000 in top sirloin butts from fed steer and heifers [ 2 ]. A further review has further highlighted the economic importance of injection site lesions damage in beef cattle [ 3 ]. The incidence of abscesses or infection following injections in cattle is unknown.…”