Stork R.m.s. B.v.

Humboldt B.v.

Stork Nijhuis B.v.

Hendrik J Pardijs

Gerard Jan Post

Hendrik J Korenberg

Wilhelmus A Bernardus

Wilhelmus A Dorsthorst

Fransiscus E Pruijs

Wilhelmus A B Te Dorsthorst

Method for positioning the front legs of a carcass of a slaughtered animal suspended from the hind legs by engaging on the front legs with positioning means and subsequently displacing the positioning means such that they carry the front legs into a desired position. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing such a method, wherein the processing station is provided with a positioning member for bringing the front legs of the carcass into a desired position and the control for the positioning means is coupled to the control for the automatic processing station.

Method and apparatus for positioning the front legs of a carcass of a slaughtered animal suspended from the hind legs

A method of stunning an animal for slaughter includes the steps of providing the animal for slaughter; conveying the animal using conveying means; while conveying, causing a first current pulse having a maximum duration of 10 seconds to flow through the head and/or neck region of the animal to stun the animal; and, while conveying, causing a second current pulse to flow through the body of the animal to cause a cardiac arrest. The first and second current pulses may be applied successively or may be overlapping or partly overlapping.

Method and device for stunning an animal for slaughter

A device for stunning animals for slaughter, such as pigs, sheep and the like. Prior to slaughter of the animal a stunning treatment takes place, wherein a current pulse is carried through the head of the animal. Use is made for this purpose of two electrodes which are pressed from two opposite sides against the head of the animal. After the electrodes have been thus pressed on, a current is passed through the electrodes whereby the animal is stunned. In this respect the device according to the invention has the special feature that the electrodes have in substantially vertical direction an independent first translation degree of freedom.

Stunning device for animals for slaughter

A cutting device for arranging a cut around the anus of a slaughtered animal, which cutting device comprises:

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