Hygiene Knowledge and Practices of Portuguese Hunters Using Wild Boar Meat for Private Consumption
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Questions | Responses | Data (%) |
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“Do you self-consume wild boar meat?” | Yes | 95% |
No | 5% | |
“Will you share this wild boar meat with your family and friends? | Yes | 99% |
No | 1% | |
“Do you eviscerate the wild boar you hunt at the collection point?” | Yes | 65% |
No | 35% | |
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“On average, how long after hunting did you eviscerate the carcasses?” | Up to 3 h | 48.1% |
Between 3 and 6 h | 41.7% | |
More than 6 h | 10.2% | |
“On average, after eviscerating, how long does it take before you put the carcasses in to chill?” | Up to 3 hours | 52.8% |
Between 3 and 6 h | 26.4% | |
More than 6 h | 20.8% | |
“To proceed with the evisceration of carcasses, do you always wear gloves?” | Always | 47.1% |
Never | 26.2% | |
Sometimes | 26.7% | |
“When preparing the carcass and seeing faecal contamination, do you usually wash the carcass to remove it?” | Always | 67.9% |
Never | 14.2% | |
Sometimes | 17.9% | |
“If not, instead of washing, do you usually remove the faecal contaminated parts of the carcass?”. | Always | 47.2% |
Never | 8.5% | |
Sometimes | 29.2% | |
No response | 15.1% | |
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“Have you ever seen this lesion on the liver of the animals you hunt?” (question with image compatible with hydatidosis) | Yes | 30.1% |
No | 69.9% | |
“Have you ever seen these lesions on the skin (purple, lozenge-shaped patches) and heart (warts on the inside of the heart) of the wild boar you hunt?” (question with images compatible with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection) | ||
Yes | 18% | |
No | 82% | |
“During evisceration, have you ever seen this type of lesion on the carcass (purulent material in the mandibular and mesenteric lymph nodes)?” (question with images compatible with Tuberculosis) | ||
Yes | 22.3% | |
No | 77.7% | |
“When you see these lesions on the carcasses, how do you usually proceed?” | Only discard the affected parts. | 82% |
Discard the complete carcass. | 10% | |
Usually, do nothing. | 0% | |
Look for the opinion of the Vet. | 39% | |
“How do you dispose of by-products/waste (skin, guts, bones, etc.)?” | Burial | 69% |
Abandoned in the field | 35% | |
Feeds other animals | 2% | |
Put it in the trash | 0% | |
Burn | 3% | |
Collected by UTS * | 0% | |
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“Have you taken the ‘Large game initial examination course’ for hunters?” | Yes | 44.3% |
No | 55.7% | |
“Do you think it is important to eviscerate a carcass and perform the initial examination at the collection point after each driven hunt?” | Yes | 72% |
No | 4% | |
There are a few problems. | 24% | |
“Do you think it is important for the veterinarian to be present at the collection point to perform the initial examination?” | Yes | 99% |
No | 1% | |
“Would you like to have more training in good hygiene practices and initial examination of the large game?” | Yes | 95% |
No | 5% |
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Abrantes, A.C.; Canotilho, J.; Vieira-Pinto, M. Hygiene Knowledge and Practices of Portuguese Hunters Using Wild Boar Meat for Private Consumption. Zoonotic Dis. 2023, 3, 307-315. https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis3040025
Abrantes AC, Canotilho J, Vieira-Pinto M. Hygiene Knowledge and Practices of Portuguese Hunters Using Wild Boar Meat for Private Consumption. Zoonotic Diseases. 2023; 3(4):307-315. https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis3040025
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbrantes, Ana Carolina, João Canotilho, and Madalena Vieira-Pinto. 2023. "Hygiene Knowledge and Practices of Portuguese Hunters Using Wild Boar Meat for Private Consumption" Zoonotic Diseases 3, no. 4: 307-315. https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis3040025
APA StyleAbrantes, A. C., Canotilho, J., & Vieira-Pinto, M. (2023). Hygiene Knowledge and Practices of Portuguese Hunters Using Wild Boar Meat for Private Consumption. Zoonotic Diseases, 3(4), 307-315. https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis3040025