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SLAUGHTER POULTRY [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
CONT

Poultry slaughter in larger operations, the birds are suspended by the leg on solid wire shackles attached to a conveyor system taking them to the various workstations. The birds are stunned prior to bleeding and then passed through either scalding water or a steam tunnel and through rotating devices with rubber scrubbers to remove feathers.

Key term(s)
  • slaughter of poultry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
CONT

Lors de l'abattage des volailles dans de grandes opérations, les oiseaux sont suspendus par une patte à de solides crochets en fer attachés à un convoyeur les transportant d'un poste de travail à l'autre. Les oiseaux sont assommés avant d'être saignés, puis ils sont ébouillantés ou passent dans un tunnel de vapeur, et sont plumés avec des engins à brosses rotatives.

Spanish

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