Diagnóstico da comercialização e características físico químicas da carne ovina no município de Pombal – PB.

Abstract

The Sheep-raising is an activity that is in great expansion, mainly with relationship to the animais destined to the slaughter. The área polarized by Pombal - PB develops this activity fully, with that was aimed with the accomplishment of this work to accompany and to describe the commercialization and to accomplish the physicalchemical analysis of the sheep meat marketed in the municipal of Pombas - PB. This work was accomplished through interviews with the freezers owners, slaughterhouses and markets that market of the sheep meat in the municipal. Of each type of establishment were collected sample of meat for accomplishment for the analysis physical-chemistry. They were appraised the characteristics: protein, pH, 'Brix, humidity and ashes. The municipal don't still present flock sheep destined for enough cut to assist to the local demand and the establishments that market the lamb meat they need to improve the hygienic-sanitary conditions of its facilities. The values found in the physical-chemical analysis of the samples for pH, 'Brix, protein, humidity and ashes are in agreement with mentioned in the literature. A course of good practices of manipulation of victuals of animal origin is suggested for the local merchants.