A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR CHECKING BLEEDING

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for checking bleeding from slaughter animals after they have been stuck. According to the method at least one picture is taken covering a region below the slaughter animal (3), and the amount of blood (7) in the picture is determined as an area of the picture field. Then the size of this blood area is compared with a predetermined minimum value, and an alarm signal is given, if the blood area is smaller than the minimum value. The slaughter animal (3) is preferably set in motion, for instance by being advanced on a conveyor, and two successive pictures are taken, which are then subtracted. In this manner, stationary objects present in the picture field are eliminated.