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Thursday, June 22, 2006
Print This Page Remember - fast your pigs before slaughter
UK - Geo. Adams has reported a significant increase in pigs being sent for slaughter with full stomachs. Other abattoirs may be experiencing a similar increase.
![]() Some of the full stomachs - the size of rugby balls – that were removed yesterday. |
Swollen stomachs and guts caused by excess feed create problems in the slaughterhouse. ‘Great care has to be taken to remove the gut because one mistake with a knife will burst the stomach/gut causing the contents to be spilled into the body cavity. These carcases then need to be detained while they are cleaned up.’
Further to this, the stomachs have to be physically squeezed empty before they can be processed along with the rest of the empty stomachs. A man has to be made available for this.
Geo. Adams asks pig-keepers to bear in mind they should be fasting their pigs for at least 12 hours before sending them to slaughter.
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