METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIVIDING SLAUGHTERED POULTRY INTO A BACK HALF AND A FRONT HALF

摘要

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for dividing a slaughtered bird into a front half 31 and a back half 28, the body 12, prior to and during the cutting operation, being brought into a position wherein the legs are positioned in front of the rest of the body while, prior to and during the cutting operation, the edge portion 26, forming the boundary with the breast, of the opening 27 present between the legs, is pulled downwards, the body being subsequently divided into two halves starting just above said edge portion 26.