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Six-year follow-up of slaughterhouse surveillance (2008-2013): the Catalan Slaughterhouse Support Network (SESC)

Vidal, E.; Tolosa, E.; Espinar, S.; P�rez de Va, B.; Nofrar�as, M.; Alba, A.; Allepuz, A.; Grau-Roma, Llorenc; L�pez-Soria, S; Mart�nez, J.; Abarca, M.L.; Castell�, J.; Manteca, X.; Casanova, M.I.; Isidoro-Ayza, M.; Galindo-Cardiel, I.; Soto, S.; Dolz, R.; Maj�, N.; Ramis, A.; Segal�s, J.; Mas, L.; Chac�n, C.; Picart, L.; Marco, A.; Domingo, M.

Authors

E. Vidal

E. Tolosa

S. Espinar

B. P�rez de Va

M. Nofrar�as

A. Alba

A. Allepuz

Llorenc Grau-Roma

S L�pez-Soria

J. Mart�nez

M.L. Abarca

J. Castell�

X. Manteca

M.I. Casanova

M. Isidoro-Ayza

I. Galindo-Cardiel

S. Soto

R. Dolz

N. Maj�

A. Ramis

J. Segal�s

L. Mas

C. Chac�n

L. Picart

A. Marco

M. Domingo



Abstract

Meat inspection has the ultimate objective of declaring the meat and offal obtained from carcasses of slaughtered animals fit or unfit for human consumption. This safeguards the health of consumers by ensuring that the food coming from these establishments poses no risk to public health. Concomitantly, it contributes to animal disease surveillance. The Catalan Public Health Protection Agency (Generalitat de Catalunya) identified the need to provide its meat inspectors with a support structure to improve diagnostic capacity: the Slaughterhouse Support Network (SESC). The main goal of the SESC was to offer continuing education to meat inspectors to improve the diagnostic capacity for lesions observed in slaughterhouses. With this aim, a web-based application was designed that allowed meat inspectors to submit their inquiries, images of the lesions, and samples for laboratory analysis. This commentary reviews the cases from the first 6 years of SESC operation (2008–2013). The program not only provides continuing education to inspectors but also contributes to the collection of useful information on animal health and welfare. Therefore, SESC complements animal disease surveillance programs, such as those for tuberculosis, bovine cysticercosis, and porcine trichinellosis, and is a powerful tool for early detection of emerging animal diseases and zoonoses.

Citation

Vidal, E., Tolosa, E., Espinar, S., Pérez de Va, B., Nofrarías, M., Alba, A., …Domingo, M. (2016). Six-year follow-up of slaughterhouse surveillance (2008-2013): the Catalan Slaughterhouse Support Network (SESC). Veterinary Pathology, 53(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985815593125

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 21, 2015
Publication Date May 1, 2016
Deposit Date Oct 26, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Veterinary Pathology
Print ISSN 0300-9858
Electronic ISSN 1544-2217
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 53
Issue 3
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985815593125
Keywords abattoir, surveillance, pathology, food inspection, one health, food safety, continuing education, zoonosis
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/977064
Publisher URL http://vet.sagepub.com/content/53/3/532

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