4.2.6 Steps of slaughter

4.2.6.0 Steps of slaughter should be run under conscious of animal welfare and lawfulness.

4.2.6.1 Steps of slaughter

4.2.6.1.1 Cleansing of animals

The animal to be slaughtered shall be free from excrement, urine and dirt so the dirty animal must be cleansed in the stall or the area prepared for cleansing. It is important to avoid to slaughter wet animals.

4.2.6.1.2 Avoid mixing with other animals

It must be carefully to avoid mixing of each animal group during moving to stall, cleansing step and moving to slaughtering area.

4.2.6.1.3 Check up before slaughter

The animal to be slaughtered must be checked up as well as age estimation, pregnancy examination, diagnosis of diseases which are prohibited to slaughter (i.e. Anthrax and hydrophobia) infective disease or cold. Regarding sick animal or deem to sick should be separated to another place and implemented law procedures as well as remember that the diseases such as tetanus or hydrophobia are easily detectable when it is alive but undetectable after slaughtering.

Animals are in pregnancy approximately one of three of pregnancy period to be unlawful to slaughter.

4.2.6.1.4 Moving animals to slaughtering area

The animal to be slaughtered must be moved to the slaughtering area by qualified staff along pathway. For beating on leg or twisting of tail for cattle and use of low voltage electrical machine are lawful when the requirements related to animal welfare and rights have been implemented only.

Through the pathway aforesaid must be ensured that the animals to stand in line should not be invisible other animals to be under slaughter process by use of curtain or panel system in order to separate thoroughly.

In case of animals which are moved for 120 km., they should be taken a rest prior slaughter.