The activities performed by the Official Veterinarian at the slaughterhouse represent a useful source of data for the control of issues affecting human and animal health and welfare. This study analyzed the data deriving from ten years (2010–2019) of meat inspection in a pig slaughterhouse in Tuscany (Italy) to investigate the transport mortality rate and the frequencies and main causes of whole carcass and partial condemnations. In total, 1,246,309 pigs were slaughtered from 8 different regions of Central and Northern Italy. Overall, 1153 pigs died during transport (mortality rate 0.09%). Whole carcass condemnation affected 372 carcasses (0.03%), mainly due to erysipelas, generalized jaundice, lipomatous pseudohypertrophy, generalized abscesses, acute or generalized enteritis, and peritonitis. As regards partial condemnations, the liver was the most frequently condemned (~30% of the pigs), followed by lungs (17.3%), heart (6.9%), and kidney (0.9%). The main causes were “milk spot liver” and perihepatitis for the liver; pneumonia and pleurisy for the lungs; pericarditis and polyserositis for the heart; and polycystic kidney and nephritis for kidneys. The results of this study describe a non-worrying situation as regards the investigated aspects and confirm the slaughterhouse as a valid epidemiological observatory for monitoring the trend of the main diseases over time, the results of the efforts for their control, and the compliance with animal welfare standards.

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托斯卡纳家养猪屠宰场十年（2010-2019年）肉类检验活动的回顾性研究：屠宰场作为流行病学观察站

官方兽医在屠宰场进行的活动为控制影响人类和动物健康与福利的问题提供了有用的数据来源。这项研究分析了在意大利托斯卡纳的一家猪屠宰场的十年（2010-2019年）肉类检验数据，以调查运输死亡率，整个car体的频率和主要原因以及部分定罪。总共从意大利中部和北部的8个不同地区宰杀了1,246,309头猪。总体上，运输过程中有1153头猪死亡（死亡率0.09％）。整个car体定死影响了372个cas体（占0.03％），主要原因是丹毒，全身性黄疸，脂肪性假性肥大，全身性脓肿，急性或全身性肠炎和腹膜炎。至于部分谴责，肝脏是最常被定罪的（约占猪的30％），其次是肺（17.3％），心脏（6.9％）和肾脏（0.9％）。主要原因是“牛奶斑点肝”和肝脏肝炎。肺炎和胸膜炎。心包炎和多发性浆膜炎; 还有多囊肾和肾炎。这项研究的结果描述了在调查方面无忧的情况，并确认了屠宰场是一种有效的流行病学观测站，可以监测主要疾病随时间推移的趋势，控制措施的结果以及对动物的依从性福利标准。肺炎和胸膜炎。心包炎和多发性浆膜炎; 还有多囊肾和肾炎。这项研究的结果描述了在调查方面无忧的情况，并确认了屠宰场是一种有效的流行病学观测站，可以监测主要疾病随时间推移的趋势，控制措施的结果以及对动物的依从性福利标准。肺炎和胸膜炎。心包炎和多发性浆膜炎; 还有多囊肾和肾炎。这项研究的结果描述了在调查方面无忧的情况，并确认了屠宰场是一种有效的流行病学观测站，可以监测主要疾病随时间推移的趋势，控制措施的结果以及对动物的依从性福利标准。