Tropical Animal Health and Production

, Volume 46, Issue 3, pp 495–502 | Cite as

Brazilian foot and mouth disease status and meat exportation to the European Union

  • Luiz Felipe Ramos Carvalho
  • Cristiano Barros de Melo
  • Luiza Seixas
  • Concepta McManus
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to define the differences between the Brazilian states that export and do not export meat to the European Union (EU) and to identify the variables that are important to meet the export requirements. Infrastructure and computerization of the control of animal transit in Brazil that impact on regional health status were evaluated and linked to other variables such as status for foot and mouth disease (FMD) and qualification to export meat to EU. Variables related to transit control of bovines implemented by the state agencies of animal health and inspection in each Brazilian state were evaluated. Using a discriminant analysis, four variables were selected that explained the variation between Brazilian states that were “free” and “not free” of FMD while another four were selected to explain the variation between the zones “approved” and “not approved” to export meat to the EU, including number of official veterinarians, total transit of bovines and buffaloes, total number of animal transit certificates issued for bovine and buffaloes at the state or zone level, and total number of municipalities in the state or zone. It was possible to correctly discriminate between “free” and “not free” FMD states or zones. Variables related to animal transit are important in assessing the state for the classification of animal health situation and for EU approval for the exportation of meat.

Keywords

Animal health Animal transit certificates Disease eradication FMD 
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Acknowledgments

To CNPq for productivity scholarship holders and CNPq-INCT-Pecuária, CAPES/Procad NF 2007, and CAPES Demanda Social for scholarships.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Luiz Felipe Ramos Carvalho
    • 1
  • Cristiano Barros de Melo
    • 1
  • Luiza Seixas
    • 1
  • Concepta McManus
    • 1
  1. 1.Campus Darcy Ribeiro Asa Norte, ICC SulUniversidade de Brasília (UnB)BrasíliaBrazil

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