Device for slaughtering poultry, particularly for cutting the necks of chicken, turkeys and the like

摘要

The device for slaughtering poultry, in particular for cutting the necks of chicken, turkeys and similar animals, and cooperating with a conveyor chain 2 fitted with a plurality of elements 3 for supporting the animals to process 4 by the feet, comprises a plurality of mobile reception and reference elements timed in phase with the chain conveyor 2, arranged below the support elements 3 and gradually mobile in height between a bottom reception position for the insertion in each of the necks 7 of an animal to process 4 and a top reference position for the shoulders 9 of the same and for lifting the same to a predetermined height at which a circular saw 12 is placed and operates, intercepting and cutting the neck 7 in a fast and precise manner. (Figure 3). IMAGE