<i>Ante-mortem</i> and <i>Post-mortem</i> Inspection and Relationship between Findings in a North Albanian Pig Slaughterhouse
In June 2014, Albania was granted EU candidate status, thus starting a process of compliance with the membership criteria. In this context, a modern meat inspection approach in line with the European legislation was applied to a pig slaughterhouse in northern Albania in order to investigate the <...
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| author | Egon Andoni Sonila Cocoli Dino Miraglia Claudia M. Balzaretti Gabriele Brecchia Bizena Bijo Laura Menchetti Laura Musa Giulio Curone Stella Agradi Ilirian Kumbe Pellumb Zalla Edison Gjoni Xhilola Bixheku Marta Castrica |
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| description | In June 2014, Albania was granted EU candidate status, thus starting a process of compliance with the membership criteria. In this context, a modern meat inspection approach in line with the European legislation was applied to a pig slaughterhouse in northern Albania in order to investigate the <i>ante-mortem</i> (AM) and <i>post-mortem</i> (PM) conditions and the relationship between these findings. For this purpose, 3930 pigs divided into 35 batches were evaluated over a 3-month period. The most frequent AM conditions recorded were tail lesions and dyspnea (9.1%), followed by skin (8.9%) and ear lesions (8.5%), while in the PM inspections, pleuritis was the most frequently observed condition (10.2%), followed by pneumonia (8.5%), liver alterations (5.7%), milk spot liver (3.8%), and pericarditis (3.3%). With the exception of liver alterations, the other PM lesions mentioned were positively associated with lesions on the ears (OR = 1.036; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and skin (OR = 1.026; <i>p</i> = 0.011) and dyspnea (OR = 1.021; <i>p</i> = 0.005), confirming the link between these variables and the health and welfare conditions of pigs on farms. Overall, the evidence that emerged from this Albanian slaughterhouse can be considered in line with other European contexts, especially in light of the considerable variability in the data present in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8f17896aded42eca1933c09f1bbb2942023-11-17T09:11:22ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-03-01136103210.3390/ani13061032<i>Ante-mortem</i> and <i>Post-mortem</i> Inspection and Relationship between Findings in a North Albanian Pig SlaughterhouseEgon Andoni0Sonila Cocoli1Dino Miraglia2Claudia M. Balzaretti3Gabriele Brecchia4Bizena Bijo5Laura Menchetti6Laura Musa7Giulio Curone8Stella Agradi9Ilirian Kumbe10Pellumb Zalla11Edison Gjoni12Xhilola Bixheku13Marta Castrica14Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Albania, 1029 Kamez, AlbaniaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Albania, 1029 Kamez, AlbaniaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Albania, 1029 Kamez, AlbaniaSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III da Varano, 62032 Camerino, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Albania, 1029 Kamez, AlbaniaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Albania, 1029 Kamez, AlbaniaNational Authority of Veterinary and Plant Protection, Rr “Jordan Misja”, Pall 14/1 shk, 1001 Tirane, AlbaniaQuality Assurance Agency in Higher Education, Rruga Durrsit, Nr 219, 1001 Tirane, AlbaniaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyIn June 2014, Albania was granted EU candidate status, thus starting a process of compliance with the membership criteria. In this context, a modern meat inspection approach in line with the European legislation was applied to a pig slaughterhouse in northern Albania in order to investigate the <i>ante-mortem</i> (AM) and <i>post-mortem</i> (PM) conditions and the relationship between these findings. For this purpose, 3930 pigs divided into 35 batches were evaluated over a 3-month period. The most frequent AM conditions recorded were tail lesions and dyspnea (9.1%), followed by skin (8.9%) and ear lesions (8.5%), while in the PM inspections, pleuritis was the most frequently observed condition (10.2%), followed by pneumonia (8.5%), liver alterations (5.7%), milk spot liver (3.8%), and pericarditis (3.3%). With the exception of liver alterations, the other PM lesions mentioned were positively associated with lesions on the ears (OR = 1.036; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and skin (OR = 1.026; <i>p</i> = 0.011) and dyspnea (OR = 1.021; <i>p</i> = 0.005), confirming the link between these variables and the health and welfare conditions of pigs on farms. Overall, the evidence that emerged from this Albanian slaughterhouse can be considered in line with other European contexts, especially in light of the considerable variability in the data present in the literature.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/6/1032meat inspectionpig slaughtercarcass and offal condemnation |
| spellingShingle | Egon Andoni Sonila Cocoli Dino Miraglia Claudia M. Balzaretti Gabriele Brecchia Bizena Bijo Laura Menchetti Laura Musa Giulio Curone Stella Agradi Ilirian Kumbe Pellumb Zalla Edison Gjoni Xhilola Bixheku Marta Castrica <i>Ante-mortem</i> and <i>Post-mortem</i> Inspection and Relationship between Findings in a North Albanian Pig Slaughterhouse Animals meat inspection pig slaughter carcass and offal condemnation |
| title | <i>Ante-mortem</i> and <i>Post-mortem</i> Inspection and Relationship between Findings in a North Albanian Pig Slaughterhouse |
| title_full | <i>Ante-mortem</i> and <i>Post-mortem</i> Inspection and Relationship between Findings in a North Albanian Pig Slaughterhouse |
| title_fullStr | <i>Ante-mortem</i> and <i>Post-mortem</i> Inspection and Relationship between Findings in a North Albanian Pig Slaughterhouse |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Ante-mortem</i> and <i>Post-mortem</i> Inspection and Relationship between Findings in a North Albanian Pig Slaughterhouse |
| title_short | <i>Ante-mortem</i> and <i>Post-mortem</i> Inspection and Relationship between Findings in a North Albanian Pig Slaughterhouse |
| title_sort | i ante mortem i and i post mortem i inspection and relationship between findings in a north albanian pig slaughterhouse |
| topic | meat inspection pig slaughter carcass and offal condemnation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/6/1032 |
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