UFVBeefChain: Estudo de Caso da Rastreabilidade da Carne no Frigorífico Escola da UFV com Blockchain
Resumo
This paper introduces UFVBeefChain, a case study conducted at the Teaching Slaughterhouse of the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), applying Blockchain technology to beef traceability. The study emphasizes traceability as a tool for food safety, transparency, and consumer trust, while pointing out the limitations of traditional centralized systems. The proposed architecture integrates IoT sensors, smart contracts, and a decentralized application (dApp) to record data from farm to commercialization, including birth, vaccination, slaughter, meat cuts, and storage information. Consumers can access this data through a Quick Response Code (QR code), ensuring the immutability and reliability of records. The case study with nine animals confirmed the technical feasibility of the solution, highlighting Blockchain’s potential to modernize and secure the beef production chain.Referências
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Amaral, P. H. d. (2010). Programas de autocontrole em um matadouro-frigorífico de bovinos.
Bumblauskas, D., Mann, A., Dugan, B., and Rittmer, J. (2020). A blockchain use case in food distribution: Do you know where your food has been? International Journal of Information Management, 52:102008.
Burnier, P. C., Spers, E. E., and de Barcellos, M. D. (2021). Role of sustainability attributes and occasion matters in determining consumers’ beef choice. Food Quality and Preference, 88:104075.
Caro, M. P., Ali, M. S., Vecchio, M., and Giaffreda, R. (2018). Blockchain-based traceability in agri-food supply chain management: A practical implementation. In 2018 IoT Vertical and Topical Summit on Agriculture-Tuscany (IOT Tuscany), pages 1–4. IEEE.
Chang, Y., Iakovou, E., and Shi, W. (2020). Blockchain in global supply chains and cross border trade: a critical synthesis of the state-of-the-art, challenges and opportunities. International Journal of Production Research, 58(7):2082–2099.
Chapaval, L. and Alves, F. S. F. (2008). Rastreabilidade na produção de leite de cabra: diferencial para um agronegócio sustentável. EMBRAPA Caprinos.
Corallo, A., Paiano, R., Guido, A. L., Pandurino, A., Latino, M. E., and Menegoli, M. (2018). Intelligent monitoring internet of things based system for agri-food value chain traceability and transparency. In 2018 IEEE Workshop on (EESMS), pages 1–6. IEEE.
Galvez, J. F., Mejuto, J. C., and Simal-Gandara, J. (2018). Future challenges on the use of blockchain for food traceability analysis. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 107:222–232.
Golan, E., Krissoff, B., Kuchler, F., Calvin, L., Nelson, K., and Price, G. (2004). Traceability in the us food supply: economic theory and industry studies. washington dc: Us dep. of agriculture. Economic Research Service, Agric. Economic Report, 3(830):56.
Gordon, W. J. and Catalini, C. (2018). Blockchain technology for healthcare: Facilitating the transition to patient-driven interoperability. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 16:224 – 230.
Hamidi, A. N. (2021). Smart beef-quality tracking in malaysia using blockchain technology. Journal of Independent Studies and Research Computing, 19(1).
Hewa, T., Ylianttila, M., and Liyanage, M. (2021). Survey on blockchain based smart contracts: Applications, opportunities and challenges. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 177:102857.
Hua, J., Wang, X., Kang, M., Wang, H., and Wang, F.-Y. (2018). Blockchain based provenance for agricultural products: A distributed platform with duplicated and shared bookkeeping. In 2018 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), pages 97–101. IEEE.
Junejo, A. Z., Hashmani, M. A., and Alabdulatif, A. A. (2021). Blockchain-based transparent and traceable halal food supply chain m s. In Handbook of Research on Disruptive Innovation and Digital Transformation in Asia, pages 462–490. IGI Global.
Kher, S. V., Frewer, L. J., De Jonge, J., Wentholt, M., Davies, O. H., Luijckx, N. B. L., and Cnossen, H. J. (2010). Experts’ perspectives on the implementation of traceability in europe. British Food Journal.
Lawrie, R. A. and Ledward, D. A. (2014). Lawrie’s Meat Science. Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 8 edition.
Lee, H. L., Mendelson, H., Rammohan, S., and Srivastava, A. (2017). Technology in agribusiness: Opportunities to drive value. White paper.
Loureiro, M. L. and Umberger, W. J. (2007). A choice experiment model for beef: What us consumer responses tell us about relative preferences for food safety, country-of-origin labeling and traceability. Food policy, 32(4):496–514.
Manski, S. (2017). Building the blockchain world: Technological commonwealth or just more of the same? Strategic Change, 26(5):511–522.
Mendonça, R. D., Gomes, O. S., Pereira, P. C., Vieira, A. B., and Nacif, J. A. (2020). Utilização de blockchain na rastreabilidade da cadeia produtiva do leite. In Anais do III Workshop em Blockchain: Teoria, Tecnologia e Aplicações, pages 55–60. SBC.
MODULE, I. T. (2017). Improving food safety and traceability while empowering smallholders through ict. ICT in agriculture (updated edition): Connecting smallholders to knowledge, networks, and institutions, page 283.
Olsen, P., Borit, M., and Syed, S. (2019). Applications, limitations, costs, and benefits related to the use of blockchain technology in the food industry. Nofima rapportserie.
Ordóñez, J. A. (2005). Tecnologia de Alimentos: Alimentos de Origem Animal. Artmed, Porto Alegre.
RAMBIM, D. and AWUOR, F. M. (2020). Blockchain based milk delivery platform for stallholder dairy farmers in kenya: enforcing transparency and fair payment. In 2020 IST-Africa Conference (IST-Africa), pages 1–6. IEEE.
Scholten, H., Verdouw, C., Beulens, A., and Van der Vorst, J. (2016). Defining and analyzing traceability systems in food supply chains. In Advances in food traceability techniques and technologies, pages 9–33. Elsevier.
Shew, A. M., Snell, H. A., Nayga Jr, R. M., and Lacity, M. C. (2022). Consumer valuation of blockchain traceability for beef in the u nited s tates. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 44(1):299–323.
Vital, A. C. P., Guerrero, A., Kempinski, E. M. B. C., de Oliveira Monteschio, J., Sary, C., Ramos, T. R., del Mar Campo, M., and do Prado, I. N. (2018). Consumer profile and acceptability of cooked beef steaks with edible and active coating containing oregano and rosemary essential oils. Meat Science, 143:153–158.
Yiannas, F. (2018). A new era of food transparency powered by blockchain. Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization, 12(1-2):46–56.
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25/05/2026
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MENDONÇA, Ronan D.; CAMPOS, Josué N.; ZANETONI, Hiago H. R.; COELHO, Andre L. de F.; QUEIROZ, Daniel M.; VIEIRA, Alex B.; NACIF, José A. M..
UFVBeefChain: Estudo de Caso da Rastreabilidade da Carne no Frigorífico Escola da UFV com Blockchain. In: WORKSHOP EM BLOCKCHAIN: TEORIA, TECNOLOGIAS E APLICAÇÕES (WBLOCKCHAIN), 9. , 2026, Praia do Forte/BA.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
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p. 168-181.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wblockchain.2026.23216.
