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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Jbs Usa, Llc, Greeley, CO (US);
Inventors:
Wesley W. Potter, Lowdensboro, AL (US);
R. Paul Clayton, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Assignee:
JBS USA, LLC, Greeley, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 5/08 (2006.01); A22C 17/08 (2006.01); A01K 14/00 (2006.01); C14C 1/00 (2006.01); C14C 1/06 (2006.01); A22B 5/00 (2006.01); A01K 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 5/0082 (2013.01); A01K 14/00 (2013.01); C14C 1/00 (2013.01); C14C 1/06 (2013.01); A22B 5/08 (2013.01); A01K 13/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system for reducing microbial levels on a hide of an animal utilizing a device for contacting the hide of an animal with an alkaline solution having a pH of between about 8 and about 13 after stunning the animal, a second a device for contacting the hide with a second solution that includes one of water, organic acid or hydrogen peroxide and a a device for reusing at least a portion of the alkaline solution or the water/organic acid/hydrogen peroxide.