PAES 501

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

lever used to reset drop floor

Answer 5

drop floor lever

Question 6

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

Answer 6

dump lever

Question 7

opening that allows livestock access into the restrainer

Answer 7

entrance gate

Question 8

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

Answer 8

false floor

Question 9

keeps the drop floor in its locked position

Answer 9

floor lock

Question 10

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

Answer 10

hydraulic cylinder

Question 11

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

Answer 11

pneumatic cylinder

Question 12

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

Answer 12

restrainer

Question 13

length of displacement of the cylinder rod which is equivalent to the length of the rod in the cylinder in its extended position less the length once retracted

Answer 13

stroke

Question 14

device that is used to make an animal unconscious prior to sticking and bleeding

Answer 14

stunner

Question 15

process of rendering an animal unconscious prior to sticking and bleeding

Answer 15

stunning

Question 16

The classification of hog restrainer are as follows:

Answer 16

1. Manually operated
2. semi-automatic
3. hydraulic type
4. pneumatic
5. automatic

Question 17

Type of hog restrainer that has a dump lever

Answer 17

Manually operated

Question 18

Type of hog restrainer that uses compressed fluid to actuate movements of discharge wall by
cylinder actuation

Answer 18

semi-automatic

Question 19

Makes use of pressurized hydraulic fluid such as oil or water as source of power to actuate
movements

Answer 19

hydraulic type

Question 20

Makes use of compressed gas such as air as source of power to actuate movements

Answer 20

pneumatic

Question 21

Type of hog restrainer that uses conveyor system for moving, restraining, stunning and dumping
the animal to the sticking and bleeding area

Answer 21

automatic

Question 22

Safety, Workmanship and Finish :

Answer 22

1. The restrainer shall be free from manufacturing defects.
2. Surface of the hog restrainer shall not be painted.
3. Parts of the restrainer that touches the hog’s body shall not have sharp edges that may injure the animal.
4. The top edge of the walls of the restrainer shall have insulation to protect the personnel when using electric stunner.

Question 23

Marking and Labeling:

Answer 23

1. Brand name or Registered trademark of the fabricator (optional)
2. Model and/or Serial number
3. Maximum weight capacity
4. Name, address and contact number of the fabricator
5. Country of manufacture (if imported)/ “Made in the Philippines” (if manufactured in the Philippines)