Lesiones macroscópicas presentes en inspección postmortem de caprinos faenados en planta de beneficio Caprinos Álvarez y su influencia en la salud pública.

Abstract

Among the most frequent lesions in slaughter animals and gots are lesions of the carcass, respiratory system, digestive system, lymphatic system, joint, cardiac, renal, hepatic and serosal Surface lesions. These lesions can be a source of transmisión of foodborne diseases such as meat, and zoonoses can constitute a public health problema. In animal processing plants, injuries or fiseases that may threaten public health are usually detected during postmortem inspection of animal sor carcasses. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to identify the macroscopic lesions present in postmortem inspection of goats slaughtered at the Álvarez processing plant and their influence on public health. In this sense, a documentary review of postmortem inspections was carried out between the year 2018 ando 2019 at the Álvarez goat processing platn in Bucaramanga, Santander, identifying and classinfying the main macroscopic lesions that present any condition that may alter the quality of the producto, ando that represent a risk of food safety and innocuousness. Next, the most important and most frequent macroscopic lesions were described, ending with an atlas type document to facilitate the confiscation and partial or total discarding of carcasses by the personnel of the Álvarez goat processing plant. As a result, a total of 73 lesions were foun, with the digestive system lesions being the most frequent, followed by those of the carcass, the respiratory system and the hepatic system. Likewise, it can be indicated that 96% of the Benefit records analyzed did not present injuries. Therefore, it can be inferred that the Álvarez goat processing plant arrives with animals in Good health, not being a food safety risk for consumers.