title: Factors associated with offal, partial and whole carcass condemnation in ten French cattle slaughterhouses.
abstract: The proportion of cattle with offal, partial or whole carcass condemnation could be a useful indicator for animal health syndromic surveillance purposes. It requires first highlighting the factors associated with condemnation in order to include them in a modeling process. This study aims to identify and quantify these factors. It was based on data from ten French cattle slaughterhouses from 2006 to 2010 (n=1,439,868 cattle). Multivariable multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed. Sex, age and slaughterhouse were the main effects for offal, partial and whole carcass condemnation and have to be taken into account when implementing syndromic surveillance systems based on meat inspection data. The presence of an error in cattle identification was identified as a potential indicator for a higher risk of condemnation and should be explored as a potential factor for risk-based meat inspection.
authors.affiliation: Unité Epidémiologie, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES), 31 avenue Tony Garnier, F69364 Lyon, Cedex 07, France; Unité d'épidémiologie animale, UR346, INRA, F63122 St Genès Champanelle, France.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dupuy
authors.affiliation: Unité qualité et sécurité des aliments, VetAgroSup Campus Vétérinaire, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Demont
authors.affiliation: Unité d'épidémiologie animale, UR346, INRA, F63122 St Genès Champanelle, France.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ducrot
authors.affiliation: Unité Epidémiologie, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES), 31 avenue Tony Garnier, F69364 Lyon, Cedex 07, France.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calavas
authors.affiliation: Unité Epidémiologie, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES), 31 avenue Tony Garnier, F69364 Lyon, Cedex 07, France. Electronic address: emilie.gay@anses.fr.
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gay
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases; D005260:Female; D005513:Food Inspection; D005602:France; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Cattle; Condemnation; Slaughterhouse; Syndromic surveillance