Table 7.
NBQA: percentages of offal condemnations for carcasses evaluated in NBQA-19941, NBQA-19992, NBQA-20073, and NBQA-20164,5,6
| Item | NBQA-1994 | NBQA-1999 | NBQA-2007 | NBQA-2016 (±SEM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liver condemnations | 30.8 | 24.1 | 45.3 | 44.6 ± 0.007 |
| Lung condemnations | nd | nd | nd | 23.1 ± 0.006 |
| Heart condemnations | 11.0 | 7.2 | 16.1 | 22.3 ± 0.006 |
| Viscera condemnations | nd | nd | nd | 20.0 ± 0.006 |
| Tripe condemnations | 44.8 | 19.2 | 20.5 | nd |
| Kidney condemnations | nd | nd | nd | 10.5 ± 0.004 |
| Head condemnations | 11.1 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 8.2 ± 0.004 |
| Tongue condemnations | 5.9 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.9 ± 0.003 |
nd, not determined. 1NBQA-1994 (Smith et al., 1994). 2NBQA-1999 (Roeber et al., 2000, 2001). 3NBQA-2007 (Nicholson, 2008). 4Total number of observations for liver, viscera, and kidney condemnations were: unknown (NBQA-1994); unknown (NBQA-1999); 4,896 (NBQA-2007); 4,800 (NBQA-2016). 5Total number of observations for head and tongue condemnations were: unknown (NBQA-1994); unknown (NBQA-1999); 5,260 (NBQA-2007); 5,720 (NMCBBQA-2016). 6Total number of observations for heart and lung condemnations were: unknown (NBQA-1994); unknown (NBQA-1999); 4,896 (NBQA-2007); 4,586 (NBQA-2016).