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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
May. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leland Tollet, Springdale, AR (US);
Gary H Anders, Lowell, AR (US);
Hilton L Bell, Jr, Berryville, AR (US);
Assignee:
Tyson Holding Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62249 ; 62451 ; 624571 ; 426327 ;
Abstract
A method of processing the carcasses of animals which die during the course of a grow-out operation. The inventive method comprises the steps of: (a) collecting and freezing the carcasses in a freezing apparatus and (b) transporting the frozen carcasses to a processing facility. It is preferred that (1) the processing facility referred to in step (b) is a rendering facility and (2) the inventive method further comprises the step of (c) rendering the carcasses.