Method and apparatus for processing animals
AssigneeMPSC, Inc.
InventorJeffrey Crane
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for processing animals. The method includes providing a carrier for holding a plurality of animals; providing a multi-task station; locating an animal on at least part of the carrier at the multi-task station; weighing the animal at the multi-task station; providing a volume of rinse solution for introduction into the circulatory system of the animal, wherein the volume of rinse solution is based on the weight of the animal; and initiating a rinse of the animal prior to weighing a subsequent animal at the multi-task station. The invention also provides an animal processing system and a multi-task Station suitable for use in accordance with the method.
Claims35
A method for processing animals, the method including:
- providing a carrier for holding a plurality of animals;
- providing a multi-task station;
- locating an animal on at least part of the carrier at the multi-task station;
- weighing the animal at the multi-task station;
- providing a volume of rinse solution for introduction into the circulatory system of the animal, wherein the volume of rinse solution is based on the weight of the animal;
- and
- initiating a rinse prior to weighing a subsequent animal at the multi-task station.
A method for processing animals, the method including:
- providing a carrier for holding a plurality of animals;
- providing a multi-task station;
- locating an animal on at least part of the carrier at the multi-task station;
- bleeding the animal at the multi-task station;
- providing a volume of rinse solution for introduction into the circulatory system of the animal, wherein the volume of rinse solution is based on an estimated weight of the animal;
- and
- initiating a rinse prior to a subsequent animal entering the multi-task station.
An animal processing system comprising:
- a carrier for holding a plurality of animals;
- and
- a multi-task station where an animal on at least part of the carrier is weighed, and then a rinse is initiated before a subsequent animal is weighed.
An animal processing system comprising:
- a carrier for holding a plurality of animals;
- and
- a multi-task station where an animal on the carrier is bled, and then a rinse comprising a volume of a rinse solution based on estimated animal weight is initiated before a subsequent animal enters the multi-task station.
A multi-task station for processing animals, the multi-task station including:
- a weight scale for weighing an animal to determine the weight of the animal;
- and
- a rinse station providing a rinse solution for introduction into the circulatory system of the animal at the multi-task station, and
- control means for preventing a subsequent animal from being weighed before the rinse has been initiated for the animal that has been weighed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.