Opinion of the Scientific Panel on biological hazards (BIOHAZ) on Revision of Meat Inspection for Beef raised in Integrated Production Systems

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doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2005.141

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“…Post‐mortem inspection should provide reliable information on lesion severity, dimension and lesion type (acute or chronic). This should be done by observation, cutting and palpation techniques (EFSA BIOHAZ Panel, 2005 ). In this way, recording the type of lesion in condemned lungs during the routine carcass inspection, will allow for better understanding of farm environmental conditions, moment of infection and management quality, including accuracy in detecting sick animals and competency in treating these (Wittum et al., 1996 ; Schneider et al., 2009 ; Caswell et al., 2012 ; Fernández et al., 2020 ).…”

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“…Some concern may arise from the required detailed inspection of lung lesions by cutting as it may increase the risk of cross‐contamination of the meat with pathogens (EFSA BIOHAZ Panel, 2005 ). However, adoption of palpation only, instead of palpation and incision, for inspecting lymph nodes and lungs could lead to a lower detection rate and poor characterisation of lung lesions (EFSA BIOHAZ Panel, 2005 ). The assessment should consider artefacts, such as modification in lung appearance due to the stunning and killing procedure.…”

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Welfare of calves

Nielsen¹,

Álvarez²,

Bicout³

et al. 2023

EFS2

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This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission request on the welfare of calves as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. EFSA was asked to provide a description of common husbandry systems and related welfare consequences, as well as measures to prevent or mitigate the hazards leading to them. In addition, recommendations on three specific issues were requested: welfare of calves reared for white veal (space, group housing, requirements of iron and fibre); risk of limited cow-calf contact; and animal-based measures (ABMs) to monitor on-farm welfare in slaughterhouses. The methodology developed by EFSA to address similar requests was followed. Fifteen highly relevant welfare consequences were identified, with respiratory disorders, inability to perform exploratory or foraging behaviour, gastroenteric disorders and group stress being the most frequent across husbandry systems. Recommendations to improve the welfare of calves include increasing space allowance, keeping calves in stable groups from an early age, ensuring good colostrum management and increasing the amounts of milk fed to dairy calves. In addition, calves should be provided with deformable lying surfaces, water via an open surface and long-cut roughage in racks. Regarding specific recommendations for veal systems, calves should be kept in small groups (2-7 animals) within the first week of life, provided with ~20 m 2 /calf and fed on average 1 kg neutral detergent fibre (NDF) per day, preferably using long-cut hay. Recommendations on cow-calf contact include keeping the calf with the dam for a minimum of 1 day post-partum. Longer contact should progressively be implemented, but research is needed to guide this implementation in practice. The ABMs body condition, carcass condemnations, abomasal lesions, lung lesions, carcass colour and bursa swelling may be collected in slaughterhouses to monitor on-farm welfare but should be complemented with behavioural ABMs collected on farm.

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Welfare of calves

Nielsen¹,

Álvarez²,

Bicout³

et al. 2023

EFS2

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“…An epidemiological indicator is defined as the prevalence or incidence of a hazard at a certain stage of the food chain or an indirect measure of the hazards that correlates with a human health risk caused by a hazard. The European Commission and the Member States can use the indicators to consider when adaptations in meat inspection methods may be relevant and to carry out risk analysis to support such decisions [7,8].…”

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Correlation between Aerosol Particulates, Carcass Dirtiness, and Hygiene Indicators of Bovine Carcasses in the Abattoir Environment: Results of a Study in Italy

Cenci-Goga,

Tedeschini,

Costanzi

et al. 2024

Microbiology Research

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The objective of this study was to demonstrate the possible correlation of visible carcass contamination and abattoir aerosol quality with microbial hygiene criteria. A total of 279 bovine carcasses were analyzed on 23 different working days. The aerobic colony count and total coliforms on the carcasses were calculated together with the presence of Escherichia coli. To determine the visible contamination of carcasses, we used a 100 cm2 sheet of transparent, adhesive plastic material, applied to the side of the carcass, to collect all the particles, which were then counted against both black and white backgrounds. The daily particulate index in the abattoir aerosol was determined using an air sampler device. The results showed that aerobic colony counts, which ranged from 1.41 to 2.40 log cfu cm−2, total coliforms (from 0.00 to 0.73 log cfu cm−2), and E. coli presence (from 0.00% to 60% of the sampled carcasses per day) are not correlated with the carcasses’ visual dirtiness or the aerosol quality. The factor analysis showed a correlation between the three groups of variables investigated: group 1, representing “aerosol quality”, group 2, representing the “microbiology of the carcass”, and group 3, the “visual dirtiness of the carcass”. Thus, even though microbiology analysis is useful in diagnosing the microorganisms which the official veterinarian is unable to detect during the post-mortem inspection, it is ineffective in evaluating slaughtering procedures. Aerosol monitoring and the visual classification of carcass dirtiness, instead, could provide good indications of the slaughtering process and the quality of the abattoir environment, and guarantee control of manufacturing practices, protecting both animals’ and operators’ health.

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Opinion of the Scientific Panel on biological hazards (BIOHAZ) on Revision of Meat Inspection for Beef raised in Integrated Production Systems

Cited by 2 publications

References 54 publications

Welfare of calves

Welfare of calves

Correlation between Aerosol Particulates, Carcass Dirtiness, and Hygiene Indicators of Bovine Carcasses in the Abattoir Environment: Results of a Study in Italy

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