Abattoir Practices and Animal Products Technology

Moribund Cases & Condemned Cases

MORIBUND CASES AND CONDEMNED CASES

• Those classified as "condemned" e.g. animals affected with tetanus and “moribund" cases, should be identified with a "condemned" tag, and consigned to the inedible by-products department, a detailed post-mortem examination if necessary, being carried out before hand.
• On occasions, dead animals will be countered during ante-mortem inspection.
• Anthrax must be borne in mind, a blood smear taken, stained with anthrax is polychrome ethylene blue and examined for B. anthracis.
• When Anthrax is eliminated, hypo-magnesium tetany to be considered in cows in good condition held over night in wintertime.
• Observation of dead animals the nature and color of blood from the natural orifices is of great value in determining Anthrax or otherwise the blood is dark and tarry in case of Anthrax if it is light red & thin in nature it in unlikely to be Anthrax.
• The onus on the Veterinary Surgeon is to obtain a blood smear at the outset.
• The importance of ante-mortem inspection (AM) may well be further emphasized in the future by the institution of pre-slaughter tests, e.g. the use of a modified enzyme - labeled antibody (ELA) test in the detection of certain parasitic on other latent conditions.
• Such procedures would change the nature of current post-mortem examination techniques.
• The importance of ante-mortem inspection (AM) will be emphasized by the institution of pre-slaughter tests, e.g. the use of a modified enzyme - labeled antibody (ELA) test in the detection of certain parasitic on other latent conditions.
• Such procedures would change the nature of current post-mortem examination techniques.