Table 8.
Number of inspectors that were in agreement/disagreement and certainty (on a scale of 1–10) with the following statementw ‘It is generally assumed that during routine PMI (considering minimum requirements by legislation) of ungulates (bovines, small ruminants, equines, suids), chronic lesions remain detectable, if the inspection is done with a delay of 24‐ or 72‐h after slaughtering an animal and the carcass and organs are kept refrigerated during this time, compared to when the meat inspection is done just after slaughtering’
| Lesion | Responses in agreement | Responses in disagreement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Mean certainty | Number | Mean certainty | |
| Abscesses | 18 | 8.6 | 0 | – |
| Adenomegaly | 18 | 8.3 | 0 | – |
| Arthritis | 18 | 8.1 | 0 | – |
| Bursitis | 17 | 7.9 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Nodular lesions | 16 | 8.5 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Orchitis | 16 | 7.6 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Splenomegaly | 16 | 8.4 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Thickening of the intestinal mucosa | 13 | 6.9 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Tuberculous lesions | 15 | 8.5 | 3 | 6.3 |