According to the European Union rules for meat inspection (Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and ofthe Council of 29 April 2004, that will be enforced in January 2006 in place of Council Directive 91/497/EEC of 29 July 1991 andCouncil Directive 91/498/EEC of 29 July 1991), any swine carcase affected by erysipelas must be destroyed. When pigs showerysipelas during antemortem inspection, the slaughtering must be deferred. Legislation however does not specify how long shouldbe this period. In our research, 24 swine showing cutaneous erysipelas during antemortem inspection, have been tested: 8 of themwere slaughtered after 10 days, 8 after 15 days and 8 after 20 days from the observation of the disease. Skin with scars of ‘‘diamondlesions’’, spleen, liver, kidney, inguinal lymph nodes, tonsils and muscle samples were tested in each carcase for the presence ofErysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. The results suggest that the slaughtering of swine affected by cutaneous erysipelas must be deferredfor at least 15 days from disappearance of typical lesions, in order to guarantee a good level of safety of the meat and to reducethe hazard of occupational disease for veterinarians, abattoir workers and meat processors.[...]
Deferment of slanghtering in swine affected by cutaneous erysipelas
VERGARA, Alberto;
2006-01-01
Abstract
According to the European Union rules for meat inspection (Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and ofthe Council of 29 April 2004, that will be enforced in January 2006 in place of Council Directive 91/497/EEC of 29 July 1991 andCouncil Directive 91/498/EEC of 29 July 1991), any swine carcase affected by erysipelas must be destroyed. When pigs showerysipelas during antemortem inspection, the slaughtering must be deferred. Legislation however does not specify how long shouldbe this period. In our research, 24 swine showing cutaneous erysipelas during antemortem inspection, have been tested: 8 of themwere slaughtered after 10 days, 8 after 15 days and 8 after 20 days from the observation of the disease. Skin with scars of ‘‘diamondlesions’’, spleen, liver, kidney, inguinal lymph nodes, tonsils and muscle samples were tested in each carcase for the presence ofErysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. The results suggest that the slaughtering of swine affected by cutaneous erysipelas must be deferredfor at least 15 days from disappearance of typical lesions, in order to guarantee a good level of safety of the meat and to reducethe hazard of occupational disease for veterinarians, abattoir workers and meat processors.[...]I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
