Guidelines for export slaughterhouses.

  • Great Britain. Meat and Livestock Commission
Date:
1974
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Guidelines for export slaughterhouses. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ld: compromise which is detrimental to efficiency. (Note - whtlst chutes are generally satisfactory for by-products, cattle paunches are ltable to burst on tmpact tf the angle or length of the chute ts excessive). Because multi-storey slaughterhouses are capable of high throughputs their use is economically limited to large establishments. There are, however, special cases where steeply sloping sites may be used to advantage for medium throughput slaughterhouses. Spltt level constructton (FIGURES Nos. 9, 10 and 11) The advantage of single and multi-floor design may be economically combined in split level construction. A sloping site may allow a system of parallel slaughterlines or individual slaughterhalls to be Sited over a semi-basement by-products area but this situation can also be created artificially. The height of multi-species slaughterhall is governed by the height required for cattle bleeding. This is almost double that required for pig and sheep slaughter and the by-products rooms. With a Minimal increase in height the pig and sheep slaughterlines can be accommodated over the by-products area whilst the cattle dressing line can be located alongside at ground level. Sheep and cattle lines are now separate and if the pig line is also walled off from the sheep line at the upper level all three systems may be worked simultaneously. Whilst elevators and chutes are needed they can be designed to handle smaller and lighter loads. The location of the by-products rooms at ground level is ideally sited for the functional placing of chutes on the pig and sheep slaughterfloor. The design is economical in the use of ground and usually allows standard steel or concrete frame buildings to be utilised. This system,which is totally flexible,can be tailored to suit throughputs of up to 100,000 units per annum. Summary The factors which influence the choice of a suitable system are the present and projected throughputs, the balance of species to be slaughtered, and the limitations imposed by existing buildings or planning authorities. To gain EEC export approval the slaughterhouse system must Pub fat the conditions for An adequate separation of the clean and polluted section and incorporate total or partial separation of pig slaughtering.