Humboldt B.v.

Leonardus Jozephus Antonius Tiggeloven

Thomas Gerardus Maria Jacobs

Richard Antonius Maria Klein Goldewijk

Niels Antonio William Koster

A method for processing carcasses of livestock, includes the processing steps of: positioning a hanging livestock carcass; making an incision along the spine of the positioned hanging livestock carcass; loosening the meat from opposite sides of the feather bones of the spine; and splitting the spine of the carcass. A device for processing carcasses of livestock is arranged for enabling the process steps.

Method and device for processing carcasses of livestock along the spine

A method for processing carcasses of livestock, comprises the processing steps of: positioning a hanging livestock carcass; making an incision along the spine of the positioned hanging livestock carcass; loosening the meat from opposite sides of the feather bones of the spine; and splitting the spine of the carcass. A device for processing carcasses of livestock is arranged for enabling the process steps.

The present invention relates to a device () for cutting the head off a slaughtered animal's carcass comprising: at least two knives (), both provided with a cutting edge (); and controls for moving the knives towards and away from each other such that the cutting edges of the knives cooperate in a cutting action, whereby at least one of the knives is provided with a position-finding protruding cutting edge portion (). The invention also relates to an automatic work station comprising such a cutting device and a manipulator for positioning the cutting device. Furthermore the invention relates to a method for cutting the head off a slaughtered animal's carcass.

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Leonardus Jozephus Antonius Tiggeloven