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Protecting consumer health is the primary objective of sanitary inspection for food of animal origin. In Brazil, the Industrial and Sanitary Inspection Regulation of Animal Products was first enacted in 1952 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA). Since that&#x...
In Brazil, manure management and treatment are performed using two types of system: waste stabilization ponds (WSPs) and covered lagoon biodigesters (CLBs). The digested manure from both systems is used as organic fertilizer. Soil fertilization processes are widely used; however, the mainten...
Brazil’s swine sanitary inspection system faces its own challenges, including the large number and wide geographical distribution of slaughterhouses, requiring coordinated actions to maintain inspection effectiveness amid evolving regulations, technological advances, and the strict requirements of importing cou...
At the core of the "One Health” debate is the distribution of determinants of antibiotic resistance (AMR) in the environment affected by intensive animal husbandry, which requires further research. Brazilian intensive pig farming uses oral antimicrobials (ATM) prophylactically resulting in s...
Salmonella is a significant pathogen that infects pigs and causes salmonellosis. It is also a major concern for the pork industry, as it contributes to foodborne illnesses in humans. Vaccination is a key strategy to protect animals and biosecurity measures are essential to control&...
The growing demand for animal protein poses a challenge for pig farming to balance efficiency, sustainability, and economic viability. In intensive systems, the increased exposure of pigs to infectious agents raises health risks, making the use of antimicrobials a common practice for pr...
Objective: The objective of this work was to determine the energetic values of 14 full-fat deactivated soybeans samples, the effect of partial removal of the hull, and to develop equations for predicting digestible (DE), metabolizable (ME), and ME corrected for nitrogen balance (MEn)&#x...
ABSTRACT: The contamination of water bodies through domestic, agricultural, and industrial discharges remains a critical environmental challenge, leading to eutrophication and harmful impacts on aquatic ecosystems and public health. In response, phytoremediation, which utilizes aquatic plants for pollutant ...