Condenação de carcaças por tuberculose bovina em um abatedouro frigorífico sob Sistema de Inspeção Federal (SIF) na região central de Rondônia – Brasil

Abstract

Mycobacterium bovis is the main cause of bovine tuberculosis, being one of the main zoonoses that have a great economic and public health impact. The objective of this research was to evaluate the occurrence of bovine tuberculosis in carcasses through post mortem inspection in a slaughterhouse under the Federal Inspection System (SIF) located in the central region of Rondônia. The total number of slaughtered cattle, carcasses condemned for tuberculosis, the quarterly average and the total average of bovine tuberculosis occurrence were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The occurrence of lesions suggestive of bovine tuberculosis in carcasses in the slaughterhouse studied confirms the importance of inspection and inspection of meat.