Abstract

OVIEDO-SOCARRAS, T; VARGAS-VILORIA, M  and  CARDONA, J. A. FREQUENCY OF MACROSCOPIC LESIONS IN LUNGS OF SLAUGHTERED CATTLE EXPORT TYPE IN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE OF MONTERIA, COLOMBIA. Rev. Med. Vet. Zoot. [online]. 2016, vol.63, n.1, pp.30-38. ISSN 0120-2952.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v63n1.56902.

The aim of this study was identify lesions found in lungs in 582 male bovine type export of Zebu breed, from different origins and slaughtered in the refrigerator Frigosinu in the municipality of Montería (Córdoba, Colombia). Sampling was conducted for 10 days systematically and selection of animals for evaluation was made randomly. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics. During the study, lungs of 190 animals were found with some form of lung lesion, which corresponded to 32.6%. 67.4% of the sampled animals showed no obvious macroscopic alterations. Interstitial emphysema was the main cause of the confiscation, were observed in 64.7% of the animals, followed by hemorrhages (15.8%), lobar pneumonia (10.5%), pulmonary congestion (8.9%) and broncoaspiration of ruminal content (9.0%). However, the histopathologic diagnosis was not done in this study; therefore, presumptive diagnosis according to macroscopic lesions was established. Macroscopic analysis of the lungs evaluated, suggests that most of the alterations found in the lungs was due to flaws in the process of stunning and slaughter of animals, but can not be discard infectious problems in some alterations.

Keywords : sacrifice; dissection; lungs; injuries; pathology.

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