Method for reducing fecal leakage and contamination during meat processing
US5733185A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C21/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for processing live animals into meat food products involving slaughtering the animal, inserting a gelled or a gellable material into the rectum of the slaughtered animal to form a plug obstructing the rectum, and then eviscerating the animal. The method can be integrated into automatic or semi-automatic processes for processing a live animal in order to substantially reduce fecal leakage and contamination.
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