Feasibility of screening broiler chicken flocks for risk markers as an aid for meat inspection.
Epidemiol Infect
; 137(8): 1086-98, 2009 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
The feasibility of using risk markers to screen broiler chicken flocks and anticipate their risk of condemnation at meat inspection was examined in 404 randomly selected flocks in 15 French slaughterhouses in 2005. Condemnation rate and information about rearing conditions, health history, catching and loading, transport and slaughtering were collected. The Poisson regression model of the condemnation rate consisted of six simple and biologically relevant predictors production type, frequency of farmer's visits during the starting period, health disorders during rearing, on-farm mortality, mortality during transport, and slaughter-line speed. Although accurate prediction of the condemnation rate for a given flock was not feasible, flocks with low or high risk of condemnation could be distinguished. These findings could be useful at various stages of chicken production, to monitor and improve farm husbandry practices, minimize the impact of transport conditions, and optimize meat inspection procedures.
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01-internacional
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2_ODS3
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças das Aves Domésticas
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Galinhas
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Inspeção de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Epidemiol Infect
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article