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Ítem Acceso Abierto Caracterización sanitaria de bovinos previo al faenamiento en el camal del cantón Cuenca(Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2024) Lopez Lapo, Cristhian Alexander; Iñiguez Heredia, Franklin; 1105227159In the Municipal Slaughterhouse of Cuenca, Azuay province, the cattle's Body Condition (BC) before slaughter was evaluated. For this, specific evaluation parameters were determined, such as age, physiological constants (heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature), sex, breed, and origin, to analyze their influence on BC. Five hundred animals were sampled to analyze the variables, representing a single experimental unit. The results showed that most heads of cattle came from Molleturo with 17%, followed by Cordero and Valle with 13% and 12%, respectively. Regarding the breed variable, 90% of the sample were crossbreeds. The mean age was 2.55 with a median of 2.50, and a correlation of 0.10 was determined between the BC variable and age, showing a value (P = 0.500) between both variables. Regarding sex, 57% were males and 43% were females, with males exhibiting a better body condition of 3.10 compared to females with 2.96, reflecting a p-value of (p = 0.0001). According to the evaluation of physiological constants, all fell within the normal range, and there was a correlation of 0.45 between the variables heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR), indicating that the animals are healthy and fit for the slaughter process. Keywords: Cattle, body condition, slaughter, health.
