module 1

Question 1

piece of mass that has a weight almost equal to that the of the entrance gate attached at one end
of the cable that acts as operating lever of the vertical entrance gate

Answer 1

counterweight

Question 2

keeps the counterweight in its line of motion

Answer 2

counterweight guide

Question 3

part of the restrainer which can be tilted on one side, known as dumping side, to release hog after
stunning

Answer 3

Discharge wall

Question 4

flooring of the hog restrainer designed to suspend the hog during disengagement

Answer 4

drop floor

Question 5

keeps the drop floor in its locked position

Answer 5

floor lock

Question 6

lever used to reset drop floor

Answer 6

drop floor lever

Question 7

slaughterhouse equipment used to secure and restrict the body movements of the animal in
upright position prior to stunning

Answer 7

Restrainer

Question 8

mechanical device which produces force, often in combination with movement, and are powered
by compressed gas (typically air)

Answer 8

Pneumatic cylinder

Question 9

mechanical device used to give a linear force through a linear stroke using the energy of the
hydraulic fluid under pressure

Answer 9

Hydraulic cylinder

Question 10

opens the dumping side wall of the restrainer to release the hog from the restrainer

Answer 10

Dump Lever

Question 11

opening that allows livestock access into the restrainer

Answer 11

Entrance Gate

Question 12

solid floor at the bottom of the automatic restrainer for the animals to walk down to the entrance
ramp

Answer 12

False Floor