AS LAIRAGE SWINE

Question 1

passageway for the animals that connects the lairage to the slaughtering area

Answer 1

chute

Question 2

animal that is unable to move/stand

Answer 2

downer

Question 3

killing as soon as possible to prevent further suffering of the animals like downers

Answer 3

emergency slaughter

Question 4

uppermost surface of a floor once construction has been completed

Answer 4

finished floor line

Question 5

designated compartment in the lairage used to separate sick and injured animal
identified at the unloading area and ante mortem inspection

Answer 5

isolation pen

Question 6

place where the animals can rest prior to slaughter

Answer 6

lairage

Question 7

weight of the live animal prior to slaughter

Answer 7

live weight

Question 8

means of transporting animals, including but not limited to trucks, tractors, trailers, or
utility vehicles

Answer 8

transport vehicle

Question 9

premises that are approved and registered by the controlling authority in which food
animals are slaughtered for human consumption

Answer 9

slaughterhouse/abattoir

Question 10

any animal presented for slaughter showing physical or physiological abnormalities
that may lead the authority to pass or condemn until final judgement can be
ascertained and therefore requiring further inspection and/or examination

Answer 10

suspected animal

Question 11

general term for hogs, pigs, native pigs, and shoats

Answer 11

swine

Question 12

The lairage shall be constructed at least____away from the slaughterhouse.

Answer 12

10 meters

Question 13

In general, the space requirement in lairage swine should be ____ per swine weighing more than
100 kg and ____ per swine weighing less than 100 kg.

Answer 13

0.7 square meters ; 0.6 square meters

Question 14

The pen width in lairage swine should be____ while the alley width should be at least____.

Answer 14

2 meters ; 1.3 meters

Question 15

The unloading dock length in lairage swine shall be at least______.

Answer 15

2 to 3 meters

Question 16

The unloading dock in lairage swine shall be made of solid side fences with at most a_____ gap
at the bottom for easy washing of the concrete flooring.

Answer 16

50 mm

Question 17

The maximum recommended angle for ramps in lairage swine should be ______.

Answer 17

20 degrees

Question 18

For single-file unloading, the width of the ramp in lairage swine shall be from _______.

Answer 18

0.35 m to 0.43 m

Question 19

There shall be a ____ catwalk for the human handler at both sides of the dock
and ramp in lairage swine.

Answer 19

0.61 m

Question 20

There shall be wall dividers in lairage swine separating the animals of the same batch or group
with a minimum height of _____.

Answer 20

1.2 meters

Question 21

For swine pens, the floor slope shall not be less than _____.

Answer 21

2%

Question 22

All angles between the floors and walls in lairage swine shall be concaved to a height of at least ____ from the floor.

Answer 22

7.62 cm

Question 23

The height of the pen in lairage swine shall be at least _____.

Answer 23

1.2 meters

Question 24

Galvanized Iron (GI) pipes of ____ in diameter should be used in lairage swine.

Answer 24

50 mm

Question 25

The spacing between pipes in lairage swine should be ____ apart.

Answer 25

150 mm

Question 26

The ceiling height in lairage swine shall be at least ____ high.

Answer 26

2.4 m

Question 27

In an automatic watering system in lairage swine, _____ nipple drinker shall be provided for every
10 heads.

Answer 27

1

Question 28

All water lines in the working area in lairage swine shall be installed overhead and equipped with
a hose with a nozzle which is extended ____ above the finished floor line.

Answer 28

1 meter

Question 29

An illumination of ___ shall be provided within the lairage at the height of the
animal level.

Answer 29

110 lux

Question 30

For all isolation pens in lairage swine, a lighting intensity of not less than _____ shall be provided.

Answer 30

540 lux

Question 31

Flooring toward the outlet in lairage swine shall have a ____ slope.

Answer 31

2%

Question 32

Round pipe posts in lairage swine shall have a diameter of at least _____.

Answer 32

63.5 mm

Question 33

The side corridors in lairage swine, if necessary, shall be at least _____.

Answer 33

0.6 m

Question 34

Exposures to impulsive or impact noise in lairage swine shall not exceed ____ peak
sound pressures level (ceiling value).

Answer 34

140 dB (A)