Carcass processing method
US5592828A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D11/003
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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.
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