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Abstract
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to assess the transit of poultry, as well as the inspection on the outbreak of diseases, by addressing the issues concerning the system of the National Program on Poultry Sanity and its legal resolutions. The data on the animal transportation and the occurrence of the diseases were collected from the official services. A legislation-based assessment was also carried out for the period from 2008 to 2012 in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. Results showed an intense transit of poultry in just about all towns of the state in the period under study, especially in chicken farms where less number of poultry is bred: from 5,000 to 15,000. Besides, 64% of poultry transportation was found to be intermunicipal. The state of Sergipe has received poultry particularly from the states of Pernambuco (49.87%), Bahia (20.85%), Minas Gerais (5.94%), Paraíba (5.16%), and Goiás (5.05%). The number of transit indicates an increase in transit over the years. In addition, three of six municipalities which saw these diseases (Estância, São Cristóvão and Itaporanga d'Ajuda) are responsible for a great part of the poultry transit. Results also showed that the majority of activities of the State Program on Poultry Sanity would be carried out in the municipalities where a larger poultry marketing flow takes place, thereby seeking to record a greater number of notifications on the diseases and, then, carry out the surveillance activities. Therefore, regarding the poultry transit, it is recommended to do a mapping of the risk regions for poultry diseases, as well as studies about the epidemiological characterization of the municipalities of the state of Sergipe.
Highlights
Brazil was known as the largest chicken meat exporting country in 2012, with 3,943 million metric tons exported, corresponding to about 40% of the total amount of chicken meat exported in the world (Ubabef, 2012)
Based on this prominent role on the global scene, Brazil should follow international standards to preserve its presence in the chicken meat production and marketing processes
The Empresa de Desenvolvimento Agropecuário de Sergipe (Emdagro) staff consists of 33 official veterinary physicians and 77 sanitary inspectors who assist in defense activities
Summary
Brazil was known as the largest chicken meat exporting country in 2012, with 3,943 million metric tons exported, corresponding to about 40% of the total amount of chicken meat exported in the world (Ubabef, 2012) Based on this prominent role on the global scene, Brazil should follow international standards to preserve its presence in the chicken meat production and marketing processes. The law obeyed in animal production process is often based on international standards, and not domestic framing (Silva et al, 2009), such as the one related to practices for animal welfare. According to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), veterinary services are considered to be a global public good. For the great animal health, the Defense Veterinary Service should be well structured and qualified to perform actions for detection, control, and eradication of animal diseases
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