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Evaluation of animal welfare conditions of South American camelids admitted to the Huancavelica municipal slaughterhouse, Peru

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dc.contributor.author Davila, C.E.S.
dc.contributor.author Torres, G.J.M.
dc.contributor.author Barbeito, C.G.
dc.contributor.author Ghezzi, M.D.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-12-06T21:04:42Z
dc.date.available 2019-12-06T21:04:42Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/7583
dc.description.abstract Raising South American domestic camelids is the main source of subsistence in the Peruvian Andes. Under the understanding that pre-slaughter handling and transport practices can affect meat quality an evaluation was done of South American camelids based on animal welfare criteria and carcass lesions. Data were collected at the Huancavelica municipal slaughterhouse, Peru. A total of 203 carcasses were inspected post-slaughter for lesions from trauma. Information collected on transport included number of animals transported per vehicle, transport characteristics and animal handling practices. Every one of the 203 evaluated carcasses exhibited evidence of pre-slaughter mistreatment. A total of 1,418 lesions were recorded, with an average of 6.9 ± 0.2 per carcass; four animals (1.9 %) exhibited generalized traumas. Of the 27 animal group arrivals, half were in cars (50.0 %). Grade 2 and 3 lesions were associated with transport in any vehicle type (OR= 2.20, 95% CI: 1.27 - 3.82), and no vision restriction (OR= 2.26, 95% CI: 1.66 - 3.06). Large area lesions were associated with pre-slaughter wait times greater than 24 h (OR= 1.42, 95% CI: 0.99 - 2.03). South American camelid transport and handling practices at the studied slaughterhouse were generally poor and clearly compromised carcass quality as evidenced by ubiquitous lesions. Animal welfare criteria and regulations for South American camelids were not fulfilled. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Este trabajo fue financiado por el Proyecto de Cooperación Científico-Tecnológico entre el Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica del Perú (CONCYTEC) y el Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva de Argentina (MINCYT), en el marco del proyecto “Identificación, a partir de estudios de bienestar animal, embriológicos y reproductivos, de los puntos críticos en la cadena de producción de carne de camélidos sudamericanos domésticos, con impacto en la salud y en el bienestar del poblador altoandino y otros consumidores” [acuerdo N° PE/13/01]. es_PE
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias
dc.relation.ispartofseries Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Article en_US
dc.subject nonhuman en_US
dc.subject risk factor en_US
dc.subject traffic and transport en_US
dc.subject animal welfare en_US
dc.subject Animal welfare en_US
dc.subject blunt trauma en_US
dc.subject camelid en_US
dc.subject carcass en_US
dc.subject food quality en_US
dc.subject Lesions en_US
dc.subject materials handling en_US
dc.subject meat en_US
dc.subject meat industry en_US
dc.subject ruminant en_US
dc.subject slaughterhouse en_US
dc.subject South American en_US
dc.subject South American camelid en_US
dc.subject traffic accident en_US
dc.subject Transport en_US
dc.title Evaluation of animal welfare conditions of South American camelids admitted to the Huancavelica municipal slaughterhouse, Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v10i2.4568
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.03.01
dc.relation.issn 2448-6698


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