Method and device for processing a slaughter animal

Abstract

In a method and device for opening a blood vessel in the neck of a pre-positioned slaughter animal, a blood vessel is opened as a result of at least one cutting device being moved into the neck from one side of the neck towards the opposite side of the neck, the blood vessel being located in the path of the cutting device. The cutting device is an elongate blade which is moved in its longitudinal direction and is provided with a sharp, inclined front side. Before the blood vessel is opened, the distance between the trachea and the blood vessel is increased in an area of the opening.

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         35 . A device for imposing a distance between stunned or dead slaughter animals or parts thereof, the device comprising: 
 a first conveyor for conveying the slaughter animals or parts thereof along a first conveyor path in a first direction, and    a second conveyor leading from the first conveyor for conveying the slaughter animals or parts thereof along a second conveyor path in a second direction, wherein the first direction differs from the second direction.    
     
     
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