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1
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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

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counterweight

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2
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keeps the counterweight in its line of motion

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counterweight guide

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3
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part of the restrainer which can be tilted on one side, known as dumping side, to release hog after stunning

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discharge wall

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4
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flooring of the hog restrainer designed to suspend the hog during disengagement

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drop floor

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5
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lever used to reset drop floor

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drop floor lever

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6
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opens the dumping side wall of the restrainer to release the hog from the restrainer

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dump lever

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7
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opening that allows livestock access into the restrainer

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entrance gate

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8
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solid floor at the bottom of the automatic restrainer for the animals to walk down to the entrance ramp

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false floor

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9
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keeps the drop floor in its locked position

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floor lock

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10
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mechanical device used to give a linear force through a linear stroke using the energy of the hydraulic fluid under pressure

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hydraulic cylinder

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11
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mechanical device which produces force, often in combination with movement, and are powered by compressed gas (typically air)

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pneumatic cylinder

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12
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slaughterhouse equipment used to secure and restrict the body movements of the animal in upright position prior to stunning

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restrainer

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13
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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

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stroke

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14
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device that is used to make an animal unconscious prior to sticking and bleeding

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stunner

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15
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process of rendering an animal unconscious prior to sticking and bleeding

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stunning

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16
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Type of hog restrainer that has a dump lever

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Manually operated

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17
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Type of hog restrainer that uses compressed fluid to actuate movements of discharge wall by cylinder actuation

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Semi-automatic

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18
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Makes use of pressurized hydraulic fluid such as oil or water as source of power to actuate movements

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Hydraulic type

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19
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Makes use of compressed gas such as air as source of power to actuate movements

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Pneumatic

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20
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Type of hog restrainer that uses conveyor system for moving, restraining, stunning and dumping the animal to the sticking and bleeding area

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Automatic

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21
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diameter of the piston inside the cylinder

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bore

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22
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species of hog used as test material

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breed

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23
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physical damages or wounds on the skin of the test hog caused by the restraining equipment

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bruises

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24
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optimum angle that the discharge wall can tilt measured from its initial position up to its dumping position

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dumping angle

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25
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position of the discharge wall that allows discharge of stunned hog from the restrainer

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dumping position

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26
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time it takes the semi-automatic restrainer to tilt the discharge wall

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dumping time

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27
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measurement around the hog’s body just behind the forelegs that is used to compute for the estimated weight of the hog in the absence of the scale

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girth

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28
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weight of hog prior to slaughter

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live weight

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29
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measurement from the top of the walls of restraining equipment to its base

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overall height

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30
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measurement from the gate of the restrainer to the opposite end of the equipment including all the protruding parts

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overall length

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31
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measurement between the side wall of the hog restraining equipment and the discharge wall in its original position

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overall width

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32
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blood spots or clots formed on the muscle tissue

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blood splash

33
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type of hog restrainer that uses conveyor system for moving, restraining, stunning and dumping the animal to the sticking and bleeding area

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conveyor restrainer

34
Q

charging of the electric prods prior to application of stunner

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hot wanding

35
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a series of small ridges or grooves on the surface or edge of the prods to improve contact during application of the electric stunner

36
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tip of the electric stunner to which the revolving spur is attached

37
Q

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

A

restrainer

38
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spiked wheel attached to the head-only type electric stunner used to improve contact with the head of the animal to be stunned

A

revolving spurs

39
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device that is used to make an animal unconscious prior to sticking and bleeding

40
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process of rendering an animal unconscious prior to sticking and bleeding

41
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Type of electric stunner that allows current to pass through the brain of the hog rendering the animal unconscious

A

Head-only Type

42
Q

The electrical stunner shall operate at a constant frequency of?

43
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The stunner shall operate at various settings for different size of hogs (within the limits specified by the fabricator) with a constant current of:

44
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ratio of the total number of hogs stunned successfully to the total number of hogs expressed in percent (%)

A

stunning effectivity

45
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ratio of the total number of hogs that did not die immediately after stunning to the total number of hogs stunned expressed in percent (%)

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stunning performance

46
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animal sound such as squealing in pigs

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vocalization

47
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a vessel to which water, fuel and air are supplied and in which steam is generated

48
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mechanical assembly equipped with rotating flexible paddles used in removing hair from animal carcass after scalding

A

dehairing machine

dehairer

49
Q

part of the scalder that is used to remove hogs from the scalder

A

release cradle

50
Q

slaughterhouse equipment that can contain water which is heated to loosen the animal’s hair from the follicles

A

scalder

scalding tank

51
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process of subjecting an animal to heated water to loosen animal’s hair from its follicles

52
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refers to the standard wall thickness of the commercially available pipe which is relative to the applied pressure and material strength

53
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an electromechanical valve used to automatically shut off or open steam line in hog scalder

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solenoid valve

54
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device used to automatically control and to keep temperature within the required settings

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thermostat

55
Q

Type of hog scalder wherein water is directly heated by using steam which passes through perforated pipes

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Steam heated scalder

56
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Type of hog scalder wherein water is heated by using a burner

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Gas heated scalder

57
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Type of hog scalder wherein water is heated by using biomass fuels such as coconut shell, saw dust, firewood and rice hull fed into the furnace to be burned

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Solid fired scalder

58
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Type of hog scalder usually integrated in automated slaughterhouses wherein hogs are scalded while being hung on the overhead railing.

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Vertical Scalder

59
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distance measured from the center of one pipe perforation to the center of the adjacent perforation

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perforation interval

60
Q

distance between the ribs of the release cradle

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rib interval

61
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optimum angle that the release cradle can swing

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release angle

62
Q

body of any slaughtered animal after bleeding and dressing

63
Q

removal of hair from the skin of an animal after scalding as part of the process of preparing its meat for food

64
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maximum weight of hog a machine is capable of dehairing per loading, expressed in kilograms

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dehairing capability

65
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ratio of amount of hair removed and the total amount of hair, expressed in percent

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dehairing efficiency

66
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mechanical assembly equipped with rotating flexible paddles used in removing hair from animal carcass after scalding

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dehairing machine

dehairer

67
Q

high-grade solid steel shaft where scraper paddles are rigidly fastened

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dehairing shaft

68
Q

circular bar with radial arms where scraper paddles are attached

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dehairing wheel

star wheels

69
Q

table used to receive and prepare dehaired carcass before suspending

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gambrelling table

70
Q

ribbed mechanism that resembles a “J”- shaped structure that serves as support of the carcass during dehairing and also used in unloading dehaired hog

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“J” - bar

71
Q

subjecting animal into steam or hot water to prepare skin for dehairing

72
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slightly bent steel material attach to the scraper paddle that is used to directly remove the hair

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scraper blade

73
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resilient flexible rectangular block-shaped rubber which serves as a base material for the scraper blade

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scraper paddle

74
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assembly composed of three (3) or more paddles with blades attached altogether

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scraper paddle

75
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Star wheels are present in the dehairing shaft where three to ten scraper paddles can be mounted

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With dehairing wheel

76
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Dehairing paddles are directly mounted to the dehairing shaft

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Without dehairing wheel

77
Q

Dehairing shaft is oriented horizontally where dehairing paddles are attached radially

A

Horizontal

78
Q

Dehairing shaft is oriented vertically where suspended hogs enter the dehairing chamber

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