METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A SLAUGHTER ANIMAL

摘要

In a method and device for opening a blood vessel (32, 34) in the neck of a pre-positioned slaughter animal (2), a blood vessel is opened as a result of at least one cutting means (44) 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 means. The cutting means is an elongate blade with 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 (28) and the blood vessel is increased in an area of the opening.