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Hygiene and biosecurity conditions of initial examination on-spot in Portugal: one step toward game meat safety

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dc.contributor.authorAbrantes, Ana Carolina
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Maria Pureza
dc.contributor.authorRuano, Zita
dc.contributor.authorVinhas, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorVaz, Yolanda
dc.contributor.authorVieira-Pinto, Madalena
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-29T17:48:26Z
dc.date.available2024-06-29T17:48:26Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-29
dc.descriptionResearch Areas: Agriculture, Veterinary Sciencespt_PT
dc.description.abstractBackground and Aim: Due to the particularities of the first steps of the game food chain, large game species are shot, bled, and handled in collection points (spot of evisceration and initial examination in the field). These steps of the game meat chain affect the microbiological quality of this type of meat, thus posing a risk to consumers. This study aimed to characterize the collection points in terms of central hygiene and biosecurity procedures/requirements.Materials and Methods: One survey with 16 questions was applied in 95 hunting areas throughout Portugal. It was a convenience sample obtained by direct visualization on-spot procedures. Four categories were characterized in the survey: Initial examination (performance assiduity and type of operator performing it), hygiene requirements on-spot (floor, ceiling, water, and electricity), biosecurity procedures such on initial examination (use of personal protective equipment as gloves, glasses, mask, and specific clothes), and by-products disposal (destination and packaging of by-products).Results: Sixty percentage (n = 57) eviscerated the carcasses and performed the initial examination on-spot. Moreover, most of the time (n = 71), the initial examination was carried out by veterinarians. However, the category that showed the best results was those related to the biosecurity procedures on initial examination, mainly with the use of the individual protective material (e.g., regular use of disposal clothes and specific clothes). Concerning the questions about the disposal of by-products, 66 game managers say that this was done correctly (69%), being the majority destination of the inspected carcasses was the burial (64%; n = 47).Conclusion: This survey demonstrates an immediate need in all this problematic of the standardization of hygiene and biosecurity requirements of the collection points, which requires uniform application of rules. There is a lot of resistance and limitations to the inclusion of these requirements in collection points, due to lack of structural and financial conditions. However, training all those involved in the hunting area (hunters, game managers, authorities, etc.) creating rules that promote hunting food security and setting limits on the microbiological criteria of game meat are hot points to consider in the future.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAbrantes AC, Ferreira MP, Ruano Z, Vinhas B, Vaz Y, Vieira-Pinto M. 2023. Hygiene and biosecurity conditions of initial examination on-spot in Portugal: one step toward game meat safety. Veterinary World, 16(4):882–887. doi:10.14202/vetworld.2023.882-887pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.14202/vetworld.2023.882-887.pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0972-8988
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/31196
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherVETERINARY WORLDpt_PT
dc.relation2020403001002pt_PT
dc.relationUIDB/CVT/00772/2020pt_PT
dc.relationAssociate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.16/April-2023/27.htmlpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectFood safetypt_PT
dc.subjectGood practicespt_PT
dc.subjectPublic healthpt_PT
dc.titleHygiene and biosecurity conditions of initial examination on-spot in Portugal: one step toward game meat safetypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleAssociate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/LA%2FP%2F0059%2F2020/PT
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oaire.citation.endPage887pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage882pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleVeterinary Worldpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume16(4)pt_PT
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person.familyNameVaz
person.givenNameYolanda
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project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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