VPH

Question 1

How many cattle are slaughtered per year in the UK?

Answer 1

2.5 million

Question 2

How many cattle processing plants are there?

Answer 2

145

Question 3

What are the two methods of stun slaughter?

Answer 3

• captive bolt

- electrical stunning

Question 4

How is emergency slaughter carried out?

Answer 4

Free bullet

Question 5

What are the two methods of ‘un-stunned’ slaughter?

Answer 5

Halal (19% non-stunned) and Jewish method

Question 6

What steps in bovine processing are official control steps?

Answer 6

3. antemortem inspection
   7a. Inspection (Head inspection)
   13a. Inspection (evisceration)
   14a. Inspection (splitting)

Question 7

How is the animal restrained?

Answer 7

Individually, moved into the box quickly, upon contact with the captive bolt the body will drop- means the captive bolt has worked- if done correctly it should work fast enough that the animal doesn’t even feel the captive bolt.

Question 8

What must happen to the head for inspection?

Answer 8

has to be flayed

Question 9

What is the greatest source of infection in the abattoir?

Answer 9

The animal’s own hide

Question 10

What in bunging?

Answer 10

Stops faeces going everywhere

Question 11

What is rodding?

Answer 11

For ruminants, the oesophagus needs to be sealed to prevent regurgitation

Question 12

What is necessary to be removed from the animal?

Answer 12

The spinal cord, therefore carcass needs to be split down the spinal column to reveal this.

Question 13

What temperature should offal be kept at?

Answer 13

3 degrees
The law doesn’t state how long it will take to get to this temperature but just that it shouldn’t go above this temperature

Question 14

What temperature should the rest of the meat be kept at?

Answer 14

7 degrees

Question 15

Annually how many sheep are slaughtered?

Answer 15

12 million

Question 16

How many sheep processing plants are there?

Answer 16

153

Question 17

What are the three main methods of stun slaughter?

Answer 17

• Captive bolt
• Head only electrical
• Head-to-body electrical (only 1 plant does this)

Question 18

What are the other two methods of salughter?

Answer 18

Halal, majority stunned, Jewish= non-stunned

Question 19

What are the Official control steps in Ovine processing?

Answer 19

3. Antemortem
   7a. Inspection (Head removal and dentition check)
   11a. Inspection (Evisceration)
   12a. Inspection (splitting if over a year old)

Question 20

How do you restrain a sheep?

Answer 20

Either free-standing in a pen or through a V restrainer

Not being restrained individually- causes stress.

Question 21

What are the differences between free standing stunning and V restrainer?

Answer 21

• Free standing= on floor restraint, may cause stress by having a person in there with them, but no evidence to show stress seeing conspecifics stunned
• V restrainer= dual conveyers set at an angle, walk into the system and gradually lifted off of their feet, follow each other into conveyer

Question 22

Is bunging required in sheep?

Answer 22

No

Question 23

How old does the sheep need to be before the spinal cord has to be removed?

Answer 23

Over a year old

Question 24

How many pigs are slaughtered per year?

Answer 24

12 million

Question 25

What are the 4 methods of stunning?

Answer 25

• stunning
• Gas CO2 high concentration
• Gas CO2 inert gases
• free bullet

Question 26

What are the 3 types of stunning used on pigs?

Answer 26

• captive bolt
• head-only electrical
• head to body electrical

Question 27

What are the official control steps in porcine processing?

Answer 27

3. Antemortem
4. Inspection (evisceration)
5. Inspection (splitting) + 12a. Trichinella Inspection