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Year 2015 - Volume 35, Number 6
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Economic losses through condemnation of bovine livers in abattoirs due to fibrosis induced by Brachiaria spp. ingestion, 35(6):547-551
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ABASTRACT.- Faccin T.C., Brumatti R.C., Lima S.C., Madureira R.C., Fernandes C.E.S., Kommers G.D. & Lemos R.A.A. 2015. [Economic losses through condemnation of bovine livers in abattoirs due to fibrosis induced by Brachiaria spp. ingestion.] Perdas econômicas pela condenação em matadouro frigorífico de fígados de bovino por fibrose causada por ingestão de Braquiaria spp. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 35(6):547-551. Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima 1000, Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil. E-mail: tatifaccin@hotmail.com
Chronic ingestion of Brachiaria spp. by cattle causes in the liver fibrosis, atrophy of left lobe, compensatory hypertrophy of the right lobe, and bile duct proliferation. Typically, these lesions are associated with accumulation in the hepatic parenchyma of cluster with foamy macrophages. This study surveyed bovine livers with those lesions in a slaughterhouse in Central Brazil and estimated the economic losses caused by condemnation of such affected livers. During the study period, 488,476 cattle were slaughter in this particular abattoir. From 5,295 livers condemned due to fibrosis, 192 with lesions were sampled and studied. Economic calculations permitted to infer that the condemnations represented a loss of R$ 108,817.60. It is concluded that the condemnation of livers due to brachiaria-induced fibrosis causes significant economic losses for the meat industry due to condemnation of 23.6 tons of beef liver with an estimate annual loss of more than R$ 100,000.00 in a single slaughterhouse. |
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