Tecnologia do abate de bovinos em matadouro frigorífico de Gurupi – TO

Abstract

The supervised curricular internship was carried out from March 2nd to May 14th, 2020, in the Quality Control department (CQ), under the supervision of the Federal Inspection Service (SIF) under nº 093 located at the Meat Producers Cooperative and Derivatives of Gurupi (COOPERFRIGU) in the city of Gurupi in the State of Tocantins. The chosen area was that of Quality Control under the guidance of Profº: Dr. José Carlos Ribeiro Junior and supervision by the Technical Responsible Eduardo Malheiro R. Fortes, totaling 408 hours of internship. During this period, the objective was to monitor the pre-slaughter, slaughter, meat processing and Quality Control actions, as well as observe the Animal Welfare conditions that the cattle were subjected to during the pre-slaughter period in the facilities. from the company. The realization of the internship in this area allowed to expand the knowledge in the area of Management and Quality Assurance, experiencing the activities and observing the importance of producing excellent products for a consumer market that becomes more demanding every day. It was verified the importance and how hard is the work of Quality Control inside the slaughterhouses, since this department has the function of ensuring that the raw material, services and the final product did not cause any harm to consumers. Within this context, the internship was of great relevance to consolidate the knowledge acquired during graduation and establishing the certainty that being part of this productive chain is something of extreme importance for the future of society.