METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAKING AN INCISION IN THE SKIN OF A SLAUGHTERED ANIMAL, AND FOR PERFORMING A SUBCUTANEOUS OPERATION

摘要

In a method and device for making an incision in the skin of the belly of a slaughtered animal which is provided with a vent opening produced by cutting out the vent, the skin is processed at a position near the bottom point of the breastbone of the animal, and an incision is made between the vent opening and said position. In order to support the skin during the skin processing operation, a supporting element (18) is fitted subcutaneously through an opening in the skin. In a method and device for processing a slaughtered animal, prior to or during the evisceration of the carcass of the animal, tissue connections are broken between the belly skin (33) and the viscera, in particular between the belly fat (34) situated on the inside of the belly skin and the stomach.