ANSI 2233 Midterm: Test 2 Review Worksheet
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Ansi/fdsc 2233: describe differences between pork and beef slaughter. 7 basic steps of slaughter: stunning, sticking, dehairing or hide removal, head removal, evisceration, splitting, washing and weighing. Humane methods of slaughter act says all animals must be stunned before bleeding. Most are mechanically stunned compression or captive bolt: exsanguination. Minimize stun/stick interval to prevent blood splash. Cattle yield 3-3. 5% of live weight in liquid blood: dressing. Use air knife to cut hide, hide puller to pull it completely off: evisceration. 28-32 f with rapid air movement at least 18-24 h prior to fabrication: removal of srms (items from bovine animals that may contain the bse agent if an animal had bse) Most are electrically stunned or in co2 chamber: exsanguination. Sever carotid artery and jugular vein (~7 lbs of liquid blood: scalding/dehairing. Expose achilles tendon and insert gambrel: head removal. Atlas vertebra and occipital condyles: evisceration. Removal of viscera from abdominal cavity and pluck from thoracic cavity.
