Journal of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene
Open Access

Abstract

Condemened Meat and Offal from Different Slaughtered Animals at Two Different Environments

Ali Meawad Ahmad and Nagwa T Elsharaw

Objective: Study conducted to evaluate the meat, liver and kidney condemnation of sheep, cattle, and camel around 2017 slaughtered animals between upper and lower Egypt “Ismailia and Elkharga slaughterhouses”.
Methods: The prevalence of the gross lesions of meat, liver and kidney was collected all over the examined time of the study for detection of abnormalities at ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections.
Results: Ismailia slaughterhouse recorded about; 9788 slaughtered animal as following; (1890 (19.3%) sheep, 7652 (78.2%) cattle, 246 (2.5%) camel) while in Elkharga slaughterhouse recorded about; 2299 slaughtered animal as following; (32 (1.39%) sheep, 2251 (97.92%) cattle, 16 (0.69%) camel). Results revealed that beef was 1377360 Kg (93.0%) the first selection by Ismailia population followed by chevon (56700 Kg) 3.8% then camel meat (46740 Kg) 3.2%. While, in New valley beef were the highest consumed 405180 kg (99.02%), followed by camel meat 3040 (0.75%) then chevon 960 kg (0.23%). The total condemned meat from sheep, cattle, and camel were 134 (8.7%), 1350 (87.7%) and 56 (3.6%) Kg respectively. While, about 1449 kg of meat was condemned at Elkharga slaughterhouse as following; 21 (1.45%), 1391 (95.995) and 37 (2.56%) from sheep, cattle, and camels respectively. Gross liver lesions in sheep, cattle, and camel were 18 (7.9%), 197 (86.4%) and 13 (5.7%) lesions respectively at Ismailia slaughterhouse. Gross kidney lesions of sheep, cattle and camel were 2 (4.0%), 48 (96.0%) and 0 (0.0%) lesions respectively. On the other hands, the gross liver lesion recorded at Elkharga slaughterhouse was about 1 (2.7%), 36 (97.29%) and 0 (0.0%) of sheep, cattle, and camels respectively. While the kidney gross lesions were 0 (0.0%) for sheep and camel and 7 (100%) for cattle carcasses.
Conclusion: Study recorded lower incidence of condemnation in Elkharga than Ismailia carcasses due to sunny, hot weather and dry environment that inhibit almost causative agents.