摘要:
A portable game animal hanger for hanging a game animal thereon to facilitate skinning and cleaning of the game animal. The portable game animal hanger includes a pair of elongate arms each has proximal and distal ends. The proximal ends of the arms are pivotally coupled together. Each of the arms has a hook extent adjacent the distal end of the respective arm. The arms each have a shackle hole adjacent the proximal end. The shackle holes are coaxially aligned when the arms are positioned in an extended position. A shackle is also included having a spaced apart pair of finger portions and an arcuate portion connecting the finger portions together. The finger portions of the shackle each have a securing hole therethrough. The proximal ends of the arms are positioned between the finger portions of the shackle. A securing bolt is extended through the securing holes of the finger portions and the shackle holes of the arms when the arms are positioned in the extended position such that the securing bolt holds the arms in the extended position.
摘要:
A tailgate for preventing cattle from backing up while in a guide chute is described. The tail gate comprises a tube, angle brackets and a gate section. The angle brackets are arranged to be fitted into the tube such that the angle brackets can be attached to horizontal or vertical surfaces. The gate section is arranged to pivot about the tube from one side of the tube only so that cattle may pass freely from one side of the tail gate but are prevented from passing from the opposite side. As a result of this arrangement, cattle contacting the gate from the opposite side of the tail gate will reflexively remain in place. This in turn prevents the cattle from backing up and speeds up the flow of cattle through the chute. The tail gate is arranged to be fitted into chutes of various widths at any point along the chute fitting and the height of the gate section can be varied for use with animals of different sizes.
摘要:
A portable animal hoist (10) comprises the vertical member (12). The member holder (12B) is securely attached to the top end of the vertical member (12) on one distal end. The opposite distal end of the member holder (12B) is wrapped around the tree (30) and securely fastened with the removable fastening device to the top of the vertical member (12) by the vertical member horizontal bracket (12A). The member holder (12B) functions to removably support the portable animal hoist (10) on the verticle member. A top cross member (14T) is securely attached perpendicularly to the top end of the vertical member (12). The bottom cross member (14B) securely attached at the bottom end of the vertical member (12) and positioned perpendicularly thereto. A horizontal member (16) is pivotally connected at the back distal end by the first fastener (28) to the top end of the vertical member (12) extending perpendicularly therefrom. A top pulley bracket (20) is securely fastened to the front distal end of the horizontal member (16). When the user pulls on the distal end of the rope (26), the lift member (24) is raised. When the user loosens the rope (26), the lift member (24) lowers.
摘要:
Stunning of animals to be slaughtered at slaughterhouses takes place by exposing the animals for a sufficiently long period of time to an anaesthetic atmosphere, such as an atmosphere of carbon dioxide. A number of animals is first driven into a transport box (2b) which has been placed in a filling area at the slaughterhouse. Then a filled box is transported to a waiting area for boxes (2c), and from this waiting area a box is taken when needed and led through a stunning area (3) filled with the anaesthetic atmosphere, such as an oblong pit with room for 2-15 boxes (2d), which are led in one after another. The boxes (2f) with stunned animals are emptied of animals to be slaughtered, which are chained, whereas the empty boxes (2a) are returned to the filling area for renewed use. The removal of a box (2c) from the waiting area and the supply to the stunning area (3) are controlled by the current slaughtering speed and the number of boxes (2d) in the stunning area. The described method ensures an animal-friendly treatment of the animals and an optimum stunning, even if interruptions in the supply occur.
摘要:
Animals such as pigs which are to be slaughtered at slaughterhouses are unloaded from the transport truck and driven into pens and stalled in these for some time, until they are driven out of the pens and over to a stunning apparatus. The pigs of a supplied lot to the slaughterhouse, or part of the supplied lot, are treated as a separate unit during one or more of the above-mentioned stages of treatment, which means that pigs of a unit are to be constantly kept separated from pigs belonging to other units. Each unit may comprise e.g. 15 pigs. The treatment of the animals in units reduces their aggressions, and their well-being is increased, which will result in a lower incidence of rind damages, blood splashings and deviant meat quality of the carcasses. A system for stalling of the pigs includes a number of oblong pens (1), which are placed next to each other. Each of the pens has an entrance gate (6), an exit gate (8) and a driving gate (10) which is movable in the longitudinal direction of the pen. Each pen is equipped with one or more stationary intermediate gates (4), which are placed at such a distance from each other, the entrance gate (6) and the exit gate (8), that the pen is divided into several rooms (3a, 3b, 3c). The size of each room corresponds preferably to the size of the unit of pigs which is to be treated.
摘要:
A skinning device is provided for assisting in the skinning of squirrels and other small game which comprises a generally U-shaped holder including a front wall and side walls. The front wall includes a single central slot formed in the upper edge thereof, and this slot includes an upper generally V-shaped slot opening, an intermediate, part-circular portion in which the head of the squirrel is received during one step of a skinning operation and an elongate downwardly extending lower portion in which the tail of a squirrel is received during a separate step. A rope or cord connected to the side walls of the holder secures the holder to an upright such as a tree. The side walls include aligned holes through which the cord extends, and these aligned holes are located in the side walls at height relative to the intermediate portion of the slot such that the head of a squirrel being skinned is captured beneath the cord. One of the side walls includes a notch therein in which the cord can be secured to provide tightening of the cord.
摘要:
Electrical stunning apparatus for beef cattle or other livestock uses head restraining means to hold the animal's head in place during contact by electrodes. The animal's head is prevented from moving upwardly by a pusher which contacts the top of its head or neck, while a chin lifter moves in from below the animal's head to hold it in place. An electrode on the chin lifter contacts the animal's nose allowing a stunning current to pass through the animal's head to another electrode on the pusher (for head stunning). If deep stunning is required an additional electrode may be moved into contact with the rear of the animal to apply a heart-stopping current.
摘要:
A squirrel skinning holder has a unitary one-piece construction which includes a vertically extending portion in which is disposed a slot, so dimensioned as to receive the body of a squirrel in the area of the chest just below the shoulders. Two additional slots, disposed on either side of the first slot, are each dimensioned so as to receive the hind leg of a squirrel in the area just above the foot joint. The holder is supported against an upright by a back portion and the slots are spaced from the back portion by a laterally extending central portion. The two spaced portions have substantially the same dimension, so that the holder presents a compact, easily portable profile. A method of skinning a squirrel is also disclosed where the body of the squirrel is supported in the area of the chest just below the shoulders when removing the skin from the squirrel's lower body.
摘要:
A set of two parallel rails is used to hold animals being slaughtered. The animal's four legs straddle the two rails and the body rests on the rails. A back retraining device is provided to hold the rump and back securely on the rails. A device is also provided for restraining and stretching the neck upward so that ritual slaughter can be performed.
摘要:
A conveyor system for slaughtering animals comprising a pair of parallel rails disposed to be higher than the leg length of the animal to be slaughtered and located between parallel stationary side walls used to prevent the animal from rolling sideways. On each of the rails flexible conveyor belts are provided. In operation, the animal is placed upright on the pair of rails with its legs straddling the rails. The belts move the animal in the upright position to a slaughtering station.