Method of influencing the quality, in particular the tenderness of meat of slaughtered animals by means of an electric current
AssigneeMachinefabriek G. J. Nijhuis B.V.
InventorJohan W. Nijhuis
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for improving the tenderness of the meat of slaughter cattle by means of an electric current, which current according to the invention is passed through the animal during at least part of the time following the stunning and ending with the clinical death of the animal which electric stimulating current can be applied by the stunning electrodes after the stunning, by separate electrodes in the conveyor, by the conveyor parts itself or by the knife for stabbing the animal, which electric stimulation can be done before the bleeding starts, during the bleeding or even when the bleeding is almost finished.
Claims14
Method of influencing by means of an electric current the quality, in particular the tenderness, of the meat of a slaughter animal, comprising the step of passing the electric current through the animal during the time period following complete stunning so that the animal has completely lost consciousness, and prior to the clinical death of the animal.
A method for influencing the tenderness of meat through electrical stimulation comprising the step of:
- passing electrical current through an animal promptly after the animal has been completely stunned so that the animal has completely lost consciousness, and prior to death of the animal.
A method for influencing the tenderness of meat through electrical stimulation comprising the steps of:
- holding an animal in a V-shaped restrainer;
- passing electrical current through the animal after the animal has been stunned and prior to bleeding the animal;
- maintaining the flow of electrical current while the animal is being held in the V-shaped restrainer for a sufficient period of time to influence the tenderness of meat obtained by slaughtering the animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.