This study aimed to determine the occurrence of beef cattle carcasses bruises on transported by two distances and slaughtered in northern Mato Grosso State. In total, 624 male animals were evaluated 30 to 36 months come from varying distances to slaughterhouse, with 352 animals originating from within 200km and 272 animals above 200km. To review the injuries on carcasses, followed the criteria described by AUS -MEAT (2005), the lesions were classified according to their location in the carcass (forequarter, spare ribs and hindquarter). The relationship of lesions per group increased with greater distance of transport, being 43.75% and 95.58% of animals with carcass bruised, respectively, to less and more than 200km of trip. When analyzed the region of the hematoma, observed 7.6 e 17.6 carcass bruises in the forequarter regions (P = 0.035) and 30,6 e 101,0 in the hindquarter regions (P = 0.009) to near and longer distance, respectively. It is concluded that the transport distance to slaughter increases the number of carcass bruises, mainly, in the hindquarter.
slaughter; truck; meat; contusion; quality