Method for processing an animal carcass and apparatus for providing electrical stimulation

An apparatus for applying electrical stimulation to an animal carcass comprising:

• a) an elongated electrical stimulation bar having a first and second ends, said first end having a sharp point for insertion into the animal carcass;
• b) a first elongated ground bar having a first and second ends, said first end having a sharp point for insertion into said carcass, said second end electrically connected to ground;
• c) a second elongated ground bar having a first and second ends, said first end having a sharp point for insertion into said carcass and said second end electrically connected to ground;
• d) an electrical impulse generating circuit electrically connected to said elongated electrical stimulation bar;
• wherein said elongated electrical stimulation bar and said first and second elongated ground bars provide for isolation of the electrical stimulation to the animal carcass to between said elongated electrical stimulation bar and said first elongated ground bar and between said elongated electrical stimulation bar and said second elongated ground bar.

An electrical stimulation apparatus comprising:

• (a) an electrical stimulation frame having an inlet, an outlet, and a length extending between the inlet and the outlet, the frame being constructed for allowing an animal carcass to pass from the inlet to the outlet and for providing electrical stimulation to the animal carcass as it passes from the inlet to the outlet;
• (b) the electrical stimulation frame including:
• (i) a plurality of electrical stimulation probes provided along the length of the frame for contacting the animal carcass as it passes between the inlet and the outlet;
• (ii) an upper ground extending along the length of the frame above the plurality of electrical stimulation probes and being provided for contacting the animal carcass;
• and
• (iii) a lower ground extending along the length of the frame and below the plurality of electrical stimulation probes and being provided for contacting the animal carcass.

A method for electrically stimulating an animal carcass, the method comprising steps of:

• (a) moving an animal carcass along a length of an electrical stimulation frame from an inlet to an outlet, wherein the electrical stimulation frame includes:
• (i) a plurality of electrical stimulation probes provided along the length of the frame for contacting the animal carcass as it passes from the inlet and the outlet;
• (ii) an upper ground extending along the length of the frame above the plurality of electrical stimulation probes and being provided for contacting the animal carcass;
• (iii) a lower ground extending along the length of the frame below the plurality of electrical stimulation probes and being provided for contacting the animal carcass.