scholarly journals Food chain information systems in medium- and smallsized slaughterhouses of central Italy and organ and carcass condemnations: A five-year survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ranucci ◽  
Loredana Di Giacomo ◽  
Martina Raggi ◽  
Raffaella Branciari ◽  
Dino Miraglia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Annual Prevalence ◽  
Fundamental Process ◽  
Risk Of Disease ◽  
Flow Of Information

The flow of information between farms and slaughterhouses about animal health, is a fundamental process for modern meat inspection. The information provided by Food Chain Information (FCI) systems in medium-small sized slaughterhouses in central Italy, focusing on the data provided on the animal’s health status, was performed through a five-year survey together with the number of organ and carcass condemnation for bovine, swine and ovine. The annual prevalence of condemnation was higher in bovine (from 10.49% in 2015 to 17.16% in 2019) than swine (from 6.39% in 2015 to 12.64% in 2019) and ovine (from 8.05% in 2019 to 8.98% in 2017), and an overall prevalence increase was observed in bovine and swine, throughout the years. The frequent lack of Food Chain Information (FCI) from farms to slaughterhouses should be emphasised, taking into consideration that a poor implementation of the system by farmers, could lead to a persistent risk of disease at farm level for these two species.

scholarly journals Oral Health Status of Children with Autism in Central Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2247
Author(s):  
Maurizio Bossù ◽  
Mario Trottini ◽  
Denise Corridore ◽  
Gianni Di Giorgio ◽  
Gian Luca Sfasciotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Caries Prevalence ◽  
Health Indices ◽  
Children With Asd

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have significantly higher prevalence and caries severity compared to the average population. Knowledge about the oral health indices of children with this mental disorder is key to designing efficient plans of intervention. This paper reports the results of a study on the oral health status of children with ASD in central Italy. This is the first study of this type in Italy. The sample consists of 229 autistic children aged between 5 and 14 years, attending the Unit of Special Needs Policlinico Umberto I in Rome. Each patient received an intraoral examination to investigate decayed, missing, and filled teeth as well as periodontal status. Information on demographic attributes, dietary habits, medical history, and child’s cooperativeness at the first visit was also recorded. Of the participants, 79.26% presented signs of gingivitis and about 90% of them had plaque. Caries prevalence was 66.38%. The average of the total number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth in the permanent and primary dentition was 2.91. Among the factors considered, only dietary habits and the periodontal indices showed statistically significant association with caries prevalence and caries severity. Despite the selection bias, that prevents us to interpret the results presented as epidemiological evidence, our study suggests that children with ASD in central Italy represent a population at risk.

scholarly journals Structural homology and expression tendency of the natural immune response of the terminal complement components to inoculations in pigs: a review

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
D.V.A. Khoa
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Candidate Genes ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Retinol Binding Protein ◽  
Classical Pathway ◽  
Complement Components ◽  
Terminal Complement

The transmission of infectious agents from domestic animals to humans is a matter of particular concern at present. Inoculation can enhance the defences of each individual animal but only in the short term. Certainly, it will be of immense benefit if biotechnology and genetic techniques are applied to farm animal breeding and selection programs to improve productivity, performance and health status as well as for the construction of sustainable animal production systems and promotion of animal welfare. In recent years, efforts to drive candidate genes like cytokines, haptoglobin, complement system, C-reactive protein, a 2-macroglobulin, retinol binding protein, transcortin, and etc. associated with immune traits have successfully been studied in human and different animal species. Here, we compared the molecular structure and evaluated the expression tendency of the haemolytic complement activity (HCA) of porcine candidate genes encoding the terminal complement components (TCC) C6–9. The results suggested that (1) high homology of complement genes among mammalian species may open new ways in cure/ treatment of disease; (2) Muong Khuong animals (Vietnamese potbelly pig) have a great genetic potential to improve the health status of pigs; and (3) HCA in the classical pathway can be developed further by different activation modes, with the potential improvement of animal health.

An invaded wet ecosystem in Central Italy: An arrangement and evidence for an alien food chain

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Amori ◽  
Corrado Battisti
Keyword(s):  
Food Chain ◽  
Central Italy

The Role of Veterinary Sciences In Chemical Disasters and Emergencies

1989 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Mantovani
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Biological Monitoring ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Chemical Pollution ◽  
Veterinary Services ◽  
Animal Populations ◽  
Contingency Plans ◽  
Definition Of

AbstractThe roles of the veterinary sciences in disasters and emergencies related to exposures of the environment to harmful chemicals are reviewed. Characteristics of chemical emergencies which require the use of the veterinary sciences are discussed. Veterinary services are important in the: 1) definition of the kind and severity of the pollution through biological monitoring; 2) use of animals as monitors of the environment; 3) use of changes in the health status of animals for identification of pathophysiologic changes to man and other animals (sentinels); 4) maintenance of the hygiene of elements of the food chain; 5) evacuation and management of animal populations; 6) disposal of carcasses; and 7) treatment and follow-up of involved animal populations. Veterinary services are important components of responses to incidents marked by chemical pollution and must be included in the development of contingency plans to meet the demands created by chemical pollution.

Occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease in central Italy: A study based on health information systems

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 777-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riccardo Di Domenicantonio ◽  
Giovanna Cappai ◽  
Massimo Arcà ◽  
Nera Agabiti ◽  
Anna Kohn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Measuring general animal health status: Development of an animal health barometer

2015 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter Depoorter ◽  
Xavier Van Huffel ◽  
Herman Diricks ◽  
Hein Imberechts ◽  
Jeroen Dewulf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Animal Health

scholarly journals Prawo o zdrowiu zwierząt

2020 ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Izabela Lipińska
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Animal Disease ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Animal Disease Control ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Health Legislation

The subject of the article is the issues related to the implementation of EU legal solutions concerning the protection of the health of farm animals, while the purpose of the considerations is to evaluate the legal regulation adopted to implement the package of measures aimed at animal health that have been in place since 2013, and propose the direction of necessary changes in the national legislation in this area. The new animal health legislation entails the amendment or repeal of a number of national provisions on animal disease control, in particular those which were transpositions of directives and EU decisions now repealed. The legal instruments provided for in the regulation are expected to contribute to the achievement of a fully integrated internal market and to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, provided that the existing animal health status is maintained as far as possible.

scholarly journals Impact of Cadmium Intoxication on Health Status, Rumen and Blood Constituents in Egyptian Ossimi Sheep

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-106
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Rumen Fluid ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Toxic Heavy Metals ◽  
Animal Blood ◽  
Antioxidant Markers ◽  
The Impact

Toxic heavy metals particularly Cadmium (Cd) have a hazardous impact on animal health and productivity because of their ill-degradability and bio-accumulation for long periods. This study carried out on 52 Ossimi sheep belonging to Giza Governorate, including 12 sheep considered as control (kept in a private farm) and 40 sheep grazed on an area polluted with cadmium. Drinking water, animal blood and rumen fluid samples were collected from all sheep. Complete blood, rumen and serum constituents were analyzed. Iron, copper, zinc, oxidant, and antioxidant markers were evaluated and Cd levels in water, rumen fluid and serum were investigated to show the impact of Cd on those parameters. Physical examination revealed significant disturbance in health status of Cd-exposed sheep. Rumen fluid examination showed significant increase in rumen pH, significant decrease in rumen ammonia-nitrogen, TVFAs, AST, ALT, GGT, Ca and Ph. Blood constituent revealed significant alteration as significant decrease in RBCs count, Hb, PCV, MCHC and TLC as well as impaired hepatic and renal function and significant decrease of antioxidant markers. These alterations associated with strong positive correlation between these altered parameters and cadmium level in drinking water, rumen fluid and blood samples which markedly increased more than permissible limits; these results should be put in consideration in interpretation of affected animals' status and during treatment and control of cadmium exposed sheep cases as well as consumption of such animals' meat and offal is not recommended.

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